new wrinkle

1. A clever device or expedient, a novelty, as in The players added a new wrinkle to victory celebrations by tossing their shirts to the crowd after the game. In the form of simply a wrinkle, this expression dates from the mid-1700s, new being added two centuries later.

Example Sentences

This provides the record’s sole new wrinkle—a greater reliance on club-ready beats.

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In the case of First Brands, the new wrinkle was the rise of private credit — lending by lightly-regulated creditors on opaque terms that bankruptcy lawyers are just now beginning to unravel.

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“Every time we put a new wrinkle in what we’re doing for Taiwan, they have to change their planning as well,” he said.

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Missouri Republicans are making a similar argument now—with a new wrinkle.

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On Jan. 1, 1967, the Packers beat the Cowboys in Dallas 34-27 for their second straight NFL title, but there was a new wrinkle.

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