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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

"We should not accept this as our new normal."

From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026

We should not accept this as our new normal.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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

They predict it will become common, part of a new normal.

From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026

Finding my new normal, and that my new normal is Sandy.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

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