brand-new

adjective

: conspicuously new and unused
also : recently introduced
a brand-new executive officer

Examples of brand-new in a Sentence

his car is so well cared for that three years later it still looks brand-new a brand-new disk still in its original packaging
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That’s the East Bank, where 550 acres are poised to evolve from underutilized land into a brand-new Titans stadium, hundreds of new apartments, a massive world headquarters campus for tech giant Oracle and a boulevard running through the heart of the district. Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 26 July 2025 The bar itself is brand-new, backed by a dramatic floral mural. Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2025 World of Words, the brand-new exhibition at the Arni Magnusson Institute for Icelandic Studies, shows off the origins of Norse mythology to the public for the first time in over a decade. New York Times, 24 July 2025 Alongside the popular People’s Choice Awards, presented by Rogers, this September introduces the brand-new International People’s Choice Award. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for brand-new

Word History

Etymology

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First Known Use

circa 1570, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brand-new was circa 1570

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“Brand-new.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brand-new. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

brand-new

adjective
ˈbran-ˈn(y)ü
: completely new and unused

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