: a cinematic movement that is characterized by improvisation, abstraction, and subjective symbolism and that often makes use of experimental photographic techniques
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: a new movement in a particular field
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: popular music less raw than punk rock and typically including unconventional melodies, exaggerated beats, and quirky lyrics
Recent Examples on the WebInfluencers’ perfect holiday shots and Facetuned selfies have been replaced with a new wave of less polished photo tropes. Kate Lloyd, refinery29.com, 29 Aug. 2022 The roughly $330 billion Canadian pension fund viewed the original investment as a way of getting familiar with a potential new wave in finance while risking little investment capital, according to a person familiar with the matter. Heather Gillers, WSJ, 14 Aug. 2022 In Florida, deaths have tended to spike with each new wave of infections. Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 20 June 2022 Schools are dealing with a new wave of copycat threats after last month's elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Caroline Elliott, Fox News, 9 June 2022 Racial gaps narrowed between surges then widened again with each new wave. Carla K. Johnson And Nicky Forster, Anchorage Daily News, 6 May 2022 Racial gaps narrowed between surges then widened again with each new wave. Carla K. Johnson And Nicky Forster, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2022 Racial gaps narrowed between surges then widened again with each new wave.Arkansas Online, 6 May 2022 That's different from what's happening in the UK, some European countries and parts of Canada, where the arrival of BA.2 coincided with a new wave of cases and hospitalizations. Brenda Goodman, CNN, 6 Apr. 2022 See More