Meaning

2 senses
  1. (US, idiomatic)A current prevailing situation which has emerged recently, that differs dramatically from the previous one and is expected to remain.

    The new normal for this country is simply to survive economically.

    neues Normal, neue Normalität, neuer Maßstab

  2. (euphemistic)The COVID-19 pandemic and associated social changes.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. This is the new normal.

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  2. Families are adjusting to the new normal.

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  3. Summer heatwaves are becoming the new normal across Europe.

    deSommerliche Hitzewellen werden in Europa zum Normalfall.

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  4. Summer heatwaves are becoming the new normal across the region.

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  5. Social distancing has become an important new normal worldwide as countries try to stem the spread of coronavirus.

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Translations

4 languages
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By meaning 1
current prevailing situation which has emerged recently, that differs dramatically from the previous one and is expected to remain:

Origin

From new + normal.

From new + normal.

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Forms

plural: new normals
Singularnew normal
Pluralnew normals

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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