New wave
New wave noun - Any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts).
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Progressive and new wave are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Progressive" instead an adjective phrase "New wave".
Progressive
Progressive adjective - Being far along in development.
New wave and progressive are semantically related. You can use "New wave" instead an adjective "Progressive".
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- liberal and new wave
- liberal and progressive
- new and new wave
- new and progressive
- experimental and new wave
- experimental and progressive
- radical and new wave
- radical and progressive
- unconventional and new wave
- unconventional and progressive
- avant-garde and new wave
- avant-garde and progressive
- forward-looking and new wave
- forward-looking and progressive
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Between the Buried and Me has described their fourth album, Colors, as "new wave polka grunge" and "adult contemporary progressive death metal".
- Punk rock/new wave versus Progressive rock.
Source: Fandom Rivalry / Music -
Various bits of William Gibson's unused Alien³ script are integrated into the story, such as the Union of Progressive People taking the Sulaco over, and becoming fodder for a new wave of xenos, providing variety to the opposition encountered by the Marines.
Source: Video Game / Aliens: Infestation
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