as in stylish
being in the latest or current fashion
a chic new hairstyle that makes her look very sophisticated
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as in trend
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
mockumentaries are the latest filmmaking chic
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Recent Examples of chic
Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Those chic, teensy-weensy braids were the work of Evalyn Denis, a fellow Florida native and versatile hair stylist now based in Los Angeles.
—Martine Thompson, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025
John Mariani, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Get ready to elevate your wardrobe to winter chic with matching sets, cozy cardigans, trench coats, and so much more.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
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Adjective
New restaurants are opening constantly in Miami-Dade County, with fancy restaurant groups from New York to California moving in and setting up shop in all of the chic neighborhoods.
—Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Those chic, teensy-weensy braids were the work of Evalyn Denis, a fellow Florida native and versatile hair stylist now based in Los Angeles.
—Martine Thompson, Essence, 31 Mar. 2025
Noun
The whole enterprise reminds me of the glamor and silvery chic of New York in the 1930s and demonstrates the city’s endurance as a capital of style and refined taste.
—John Mariani, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Get ready to elevate your wardrobe to winter chic with matching sets, cozy cardigans, trench coats, and so much more.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chic
Adjective
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The exterior layout is stylish and functional that features a massive sundec and a killer beach club that allows guests easy access to the water.—
Bill Springer,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Golf push carts are a stylish and convenient way to tote your clubs around the course with a wide array of features and storage.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Even the chocolate bar’s spin-offs have turned into a trend.—
Claire Turrell,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Year-over-year crime trends As of April 3, there have been 28 homicides, down from 38 at this time last year.—
Nolan McKendry | The Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Whistler elongates the fashionable figures into letter openers, and life into a series of dinner invitations to be sliced open.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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For example, one of the male characters in the story named Dingley will wear two vests on top of one other, which Reynoso said was inspired by the early 2000s clothing trend when fashionable young men wore two layered Polo shirts with their collars popped up.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 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
Adjective
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While the overarching trend for fall is still lowest maintenance possible, there's a bit more happening than your typical sunny blondes and balayage brunettes.—
Bella Cacciatore,
Glamour,
2 Sep. 2020
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What was once a sleepy college town next to a railroad stop is now one of the most happening cities in the state of Texas.—
Craig Hlavaty,
Houston Chronicle,
5 Apr. 2018
Noun
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Abstract Expressionism, a painterly movement that trumpeted drippy strokes and flat canvases, was still in vogue when Whitten enrolled at Cooper Union in 1960.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Shows about Hollywood feel in vogue, with Seth Rogen’s Apple TV+ series The Studio about the fictional head of a big American player set to launch in a week.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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Hall started the company during the early 20th century postcard craze, originally operating out of a bookstore in Norfolk, Nebraska, with his brothers, William and Rollie.—
Monty Davis,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2025
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Those cautionary words didn’t keep direct-to-consumer genetic testing from becoming something of a craze, bolstered by publicity about celebrities responding to genetic indicators.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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Beyond fashion deals, the shop’s charm is the cross-generational style advice dispensed by both women.—
Amy Tara Koch,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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And, of course, Lynch's visionary style — ever so risky, strange, and deliberately confusing — set a new standard for the medium.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Chic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chic. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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