New Year's Day
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of New Year's Day
Middle English word dating back to 1150–1200
Example Sentences
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Marty Sokol woke up on New Year’s Day this year exhausted from celebrating.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Imagine that it’s New Year’s Day and you’re trying to predict the stock market’s performance for the first half of 2026.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
Ahead of the event, Pyrotecnico told AFP they were aiming to break the world record for the largest firework display, which was set on New Year's Day 2016 in the Philippines with around 810,000 fireworks.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
This year, on New Year’s Day, I had brunch at the elite Wynn casino in Las Vegas.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2026
Caesar and his family rode in the widow’s buggy to the farms of freemen, they visited relatives on estates for the Lord’s holidays and New Year’s Day.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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