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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
Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Like just about every other shoe trend, there’s a divide.
—Marilú Almaguer, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2025
Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
The trending mini cleaning machine targets messes before stains set in, which is especially great for carpet cleaning—and way more than the average vacuum can do.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Even the chocolate bar’s spin-offs have turned into a trend.
—Claire Turrell, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Like just about every other shoe trend, there’s a divide.
—Marilú Almaguer, Glamour, 4 Apr. 2025
Verb
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index is also trending lower, down the past four months and reaching its lowest levels in 12 years.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2025
The trending mini cleaning machine targets messes before stains set in, which is especially great for carpet cleaning—and way more than the average vacuum can do.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trend
Noun
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These pilots possess expert knowledge of the specific port’s geography, tides, currents, weather patterns, traffic, and navigational hazards.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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There are a few things that we Southerners will never abandon, no matter which way the trending tide flows.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
3 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Connecticut bat-makers weigh in on baseball's new craze, the torpedo; UConn hockey's rise, women's March Madness timing.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2025
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Prince William and his wife, Kate Middleton, share children Prince George, 11, Princess Charlotte, 9, and Prince Louis, 6, and their daughter seemingly launched a friendship bracelet craze within the family over the summer.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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To put it another way, some complex systems tend to defy analysis.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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Maple bats tend to splinter regularly sending shards like projectiles into the stands, while birch bats are more durable.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The most recent of the roadway fatalities took place about 7:45 a.m. Monday, when a westbound Ford SUV veered off a curving stretch of Gopher Canyon Road in Bonsall and crashed into a ditch near Valley of the King Road, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
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The connection to contemporary art also informs the design of the bottle, which was inspired by the curving landforms of Charles Jencks’ Cells of Life at Jupiter Artland.—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Everybody's involved in this war and struggle, and some are pulling in different directions.—
Lauren Huff,
EW.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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Focus on short-term gains instead of purpose and long-term goals so the lack of direction creates even more ambiguity.—
Csaba Toth,
Forbes.com,
8 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
Verb
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Interns bring new skills and knowledge that can complement the existing team, and this investment in emerging talent can benefit the organization in the short and long term. Identify and lean into transferable skills.—
Brad Smith,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Koze imagined his fourth album as an invitation to let go, to lean back into his arms and be taken on a voyage of his own devising.—
Laura Snapes,
Pitchfork,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Traveling East might have been an appropriate tendency for early humans living in what is now Europe near the end of the Ice Age.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
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Understanding Home Bias As mentioned before, home bias is the tendency to over-invest in your home country.—
Cicely Jones,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Trend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trend. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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