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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 normal

After four years, you are clearly still adjusting to this new normal.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026

So in effect, once the body has been heavier, the brain comes to treat that higher weight as the new normal – a level it feels compelled to defend.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

"Future looking droughtful for baking Britain", says the Metro, which reports that dry weather has impacted "more than half of the country", with millions more warned this is a "new normal".

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

Its rapid spread illustrates a new normal in the U.S., where falling vaccination rates have made more communities vulnerable to the highly infectious disease that the country declared eliminated more than 25 years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

This is starting to become our new normal.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

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