as in modern
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
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Recent Examples of newfangled
Sometimes newfangled technology seems to enter into the nature of the writing itself.
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Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Izakaya 855-Aloha
There are many things to adore about Izakaya 855-Aloha, Honolulu’s newest Japanese izakaya with a newfangled Hawaiian twist.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Yang says this newfangled system has been the goal of the company pretty much all along.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2024
In Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s polarizing box office flop, a futuristic development is the wild utopic imagining of Adam Driver’s protagonist Cesar Catilina, a controversial urbanist who’s invented a newfangled building material called Megalon.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
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Benjamin Kunkel, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
Keep reading to learn about some of the best restaurants in Honolulu.
Izakaya 855-Aloha
There are many things to adore about Izakaya 855-Aloha, Honolulu’s newest Japanese izakaya with a newfangled Hawaiian twist.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Yang says this newfangled system has been the goal of the company pretty much all along.
—Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 29 Aug. 2024
In Megalopolis, Francis Ford Coppola’s polarizing box office flop, a futuristic development is the wild utopic imagining of Adam Driver’s protagonist Cesar Catilina, a controversial urbanist who’s invented a newfangled building material called Megalon.
—Gary Baum, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
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There appeared to be the votes on the Miami-Dade commission to build a modern replacement of the incinerator on the same location in Doral, until Eric Trump, who runs the president’s hospitality business, came out against the plan days after his father won the 2024 election.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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While the hotel's interiors ooze modern sophistication (there is a sleek marble fireplace in the lobby and a statement chandelier hanging above an elegant seating area), the decor also pays homage to the property's roots.—
Dobrina Zhekova,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Jan. 2025
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Former White House advisor Steve Bannon has also taken issue with Musk, who Trump tapped to co-lead a new Department of Government Efficiency.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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To receive an email notification every time new photo stories are published, sign up here.—
Alan Taylor,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2025
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The immersive track features impeccable production that highlights elements of electronic pop and contemporary R&B.—
Jessica Roiz,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
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But the story of loneliness in contemporary America isn’t so straightforward.—
Faith Hill,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Newfangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newfangled. Accessed 4 Feb. 2025.
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