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new normal

American

[noo nawr-muhl, nyoo] / ˈnu ˈnɔr məl, ˈnju /

noun

a current situation, social custom, etc., that is different from what has been experienced or done before but is expected to become usual or typical.

We are facing a new normal that includes raging forest fires and prolonged drought.

Etymology

Origin of new normal

First recorded in 1920–25

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New technology, water-logged methods of excavation and laborious conservation techniques were the new normal.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

He created a new normal by having the courage to do something different, and I just respect the hell out of him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

“I think it’s going to be kind of a new normal too,” he told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Phones in the air at concerts is a new normal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

The mind can only take so much weirdness before it accepts it as a new normal.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

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