as in modern
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
got one of those newfangled espresso makers
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Recent Examples of newfangled
Meanwhile, some members of the public feared riding by themselves in the newfangled contraptions and demanded operators.
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Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
So, how do these newfangled tracking devices actually work?
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Sep. 2024
Trump plainly smells money in this newfangled scheme.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
The competition committee’s newfangled approach to the kickoff was put in place to encourage more returns.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2024
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Jenn Brice, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2024
So, how do these newfangled tracking devices actually work?
—Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Sep. 2024
Trump plainly smells money in this newfangled scheme.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024
The competition committee’s newfangled approach to the kickoff was put in place to encourage more returns.
—Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for newfangled
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Completely different versions of him both in the ’80s of course, but one was more on a Beatle psychedelic rock kind of trip, and the other was very modern pop-rock at the time.Liza Lentini, SPIN, 27 Dec. 2024
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Other finds served as messages from the past, connecting 17th-century schoolgirls to modern archaeologists, who uncovered the students’ decorative paper cuttings beneath the floorboards of their former London boarding school.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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Adolph Simon Ochs, the publisher and owner of the New York Times, wanted to increase publicity for his paper’s new headquarters at One Times Square.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
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Kicking off in 1907 to ring in January 1908, New York Times owner Adolph Ochs created the countdown event in New York City to draw attention to the Times’s new headquarters, and it’s been an annual spectacle and one of the most popular New Year’s Eve celebrations in America ever since.Michella Oré, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2024
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The film that made Sweeney a household name is actually based on William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing - although obviously retooled and freshened up for a contemporary audience.Griff Griffin, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
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Virgin Hotels London-Shoreditch Thoughtful design: Virgin Hotels London-Shoreditch seamlessly blends contemporary style with creative, London-specific touches, including work from local artists.Elisa Nelson, Travel + Leisure, 30 Dec. 2024
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“Newfangled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/newfangled. Accessed 4 Jan. 2025.
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