new normal

American  

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

noun

1. 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.

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Etymology

Origin of new normal

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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new normal

But come Sunday, he and his players will face up to their new normal.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Such has become the new normal for frontier-model announcements in the post-Mythos age, where touting the guardrails can seem to outweigh posting the wins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

"We have to prepare... This is our new normal."

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 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