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new normals

new normals is the plural of new normal.

Meaning of new normal

Noun

new normal (plural new normals)

  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.
  2. (euphemistic) The COVID-19 pandemic and associated social changes.
    • The achievement of learning outcomes in online learning in the New Normal Era was not significant because there were still challenges faced by educators.2021, Jasiah et al., “Application of Learning Using Online Media During the New Normal”, in Journal of Physics Conference Series

Questions about new normals

What is new normals the plural of?
New normals is the plural of new normal.

Words near new normals in the dictionary

  1. New Netherland
  2. New Nordic
  3. New Nordic Cuisine
  4. New Norfolk
  5. new normal
  6. new normals
  7. New Norse
  8. New Norway
  9. New Norwegian
  10. new nouveau riche
  11. new nouveau riches

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