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as in trend
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
during the 1990s tattoos once again became a hot fashion especially for young men
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as in style
a distinctive way of putting ideas into words
when angry, he tends to express himself in a fashion that shows that he has a mastery of all of the expletives in which the English language abounds
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as in ritual
a usual manner of behaving or doing
it has long been my fashion to rise early
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as in approach
the means or procedure for doing something
you can mix the ingredients in any fashion you choose—by hand or by machine
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as in dignity
high position within society
a literary salon attended by people of fashion from all over the city
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as in shape
the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance
over the millennia, nature had worked the face of the rocky cliff into the fashion of a man's head
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as in to tailor
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
the ex-governor seems to be fashioning his political beliefs to win favor with a more conservative national electorate
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as in to produce
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
for the Christmas pageant the boy's mother was able to fashion the length of fabric into something that could pass as a shepherd's outfit
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Recent Examples of fashion
Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Bitcoin at times trades in a similar fashion to tech stocks and other assets that rise in value when investor sentiment is high.
—Samuel Indyk, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
So perhaps the early universe had some other way of fashioning large black holes, kick-starting the process.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Noun
The award ceremony was presided over by Silvia Grilli, editor-in-chief of the eminent Italian fashion magazine, Grazia.
—Kyle Roderick, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
Bitcoin at times trades in a similar fashion to tech stocks and other assets that rise in value when investor sentiment is high.
—Samuel Indyk, USA Today, 22 May 2025
Verb
The crust is fashioned from 80% Sonora wheat from the Tehachapi Grain Project and 20% almond flour.
—Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
So perhaps the early universe had some other way of fashioning large black holes, kick-starting the process.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fashion
Noun
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Does the trend toward later retirement bode well or ill for American society?—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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In a reversal of previous trends, younger Americans are showing higher rates of endorsing anti-Jewish tropes.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Lopez wore her honey blonde hair in an ultra-long, straight style.—
Rachel Flynn,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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Summer style in 2025 is less about reinventing the wheel and more about feeling good in pieces that invite movement, ease, and that sun-on-your-shoulder feeling.—
Karissa Mitchell,
Essence,
26 May 2025
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For in this ritual, there is no veil between life and death.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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After Mosey was accused of rape, Bruny urged him to partake in a Haitian rum-bath ritual; when Mosey was acquitted in March 2023, Bruny told him the voodoo gods had taken a hand in the verdict.—
Amy Kaufman,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Establish a new culture, replacing the emotionless, do-your-job style of Bill Belichick with a more modern, player-friendly approach.—
Jacob Robinson,
New York Times,
27 May 2025
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The season 2 ending's flashback indicates season 3 will be taking a similar approach, meaning many of the characters that died already will come back in various capacities.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
26 May 2025
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Last week, in his first address to world diplomats as pontiff, Pope Leo said the dignity of migrants had to be respected.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
19 May 2025
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President Joe Biden is a man of intellect, dignity, compassion, great accomplishment and faith.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
18 May 2025
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The new species was identified by the arrangement of its body plates, head shape, fin placement, texture and other other subtle physical features, the study said.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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The metal supports keep the stems tight to the base of the plant, so when the flower heads get to their heaviest, the peony still retains a tight, bouquet shape without toppling over.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 May 2025
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Rather than having a fitness room with a few treadmills and weights, complexes will have pickleball courts, yoga studios, saunas, weight rooms and tracks, spread across multiple floors and tailored to different needs.—
Caleb McCullough,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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With the entire city in play, artists and locations could be specifically tailored to each other.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Schwarber has produced 17 home runs this season for the Phillies, and nine of them have came against lefties.—
Drew VonScio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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Bitcoin touched a record high above $111,000, and oil prices slid after Bloomberg said oil producing member countries, or OPEC+, are discussing a potential third consecutive oil production surge in July, with an output hike of 411,000 barrels a day among the options under consideration.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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“Fashion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fashion. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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