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as in tide
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
according to the survey, there's a growing trend for companies to run their own day-care centers for the benefit of employees
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as in craze
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
still had a coat from the last trend for fake fur, when the material lined everything from boots to coats to bracelets
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as in to tend
to show a liking or proneness (for something)
during the winter our school system trends toward canceling school at the drop of a hat—or at least a snowflake
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as in to curve
to turn away from a straight line or course
the river trends east, then west again, forming an oxbow
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Recent Examples of trend
Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2025
Learn what designers think of this cheery trend and how best to use it.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 May 2025
Why did this look start trending in the first place?
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 8 May 2025
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Noun
Case in point: Management has delivered 25 consecutive quarters of earnings beats and said on last week’s post-earnings call that two-thirds of its sales are not connected to economic trends.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 9 May 2025
Learn what designers think of this cheery trend and how best to use it.
—Lauren Jones, Southern Living, 9 May 2025
Verb
The new option allows ads to be attached to the most popular short videos on Reels, either targeting individual Reels or trending topical lineups like beauty or sports, with more lineups to be added down the line.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 8 May 2025
Why did this look start trending in the first place?
—Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 8 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trend
Noun
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His replacement, Anthony Banda, failed to stem a turning tide.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2025
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But the tide is changing, and according to Sturdivant-Drew, the hue is right on trend with the natural aesthetics that have been popular recently.—
Jessica Fields,
Essence,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Sports betting is an out-of-control craze among young men.—
Jane Onyanga-Omara,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur Launched in 2007, St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur (20% ABV) surged to its highest popularity in the last two years as the spritz craze ran rampant.—
Jillian Dara,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Verb
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Liverpool tend to target their attacking-third entries more on the flanks rather than through the centre, using Salah on the right and, usually, Luis Diaz on the left.—
Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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When the Financial Action Task Force puts you on their grey list for strategic deficiencies in combating money laundering (even if since removed), investors tend to take note.—
Lissele Pratt,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Verb
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Jay Hook had a degree in engineering and was the rare pitcher who could explain how a curveball curves.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
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Her one-shoulder design was perfectly tailored to curve to her body for sleek yet stylish sophistication.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
5 May 2025
Noun
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One basis point is equivalent to 0.01%, and yields and prices move in opposite directions.—
Brian Evans,Sawdah Bhaimiya,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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Alonso’s system typically employed a back three, leaving the wing-backs large amounts to cover in both directions.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Noun
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The latests deaths included three residents of long-term care facilities in Dallas, as well as a Balch Springs man in his 20s and a Dallas man in his 60s.—
Dana Branham,
Dallas News,
30 Apr. 2020
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That equates to more than 45 million Americans using CBD products, based on latest available U.S. Census estimates.—
Brendan Bures,
chicagotribune.com,
2 Oct. 2019
Verb
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Barry leans heavily on old clips of his writing to fill this book up, and that’s fine, but near the end the bag of leftovers grows soggy.—
Dwight Garner,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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And leaned over like a cliff to release another waterfall.—
Patricia Lockwood,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
Noun
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Recent climate modeling results suggest that changes in annual precipitation in Florida will likely be modest, within about 10% of current average, with a tendency for wetter conditions in the northern part of the state and lesser precipitation in the south.—
Bob Maliva,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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Plus, no matter who's involved, humans have a natural tendency to pay close attention to danger and threats, especially if those threats have lurked without detection for so long.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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“Trend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trend. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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