: a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze
faddishly
adverb
faddishness
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Noun (1)
She's always interested in the latest fads.
once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it
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Julia Craven, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
The workout fads of the ’70s and early ’80s created a new ideal of beauty for both men and women and cemented the idea that exercise was fundamental to healthy living.
—Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Dark energy may evolve in such a way that the current phase of accelerated expansion is just a passing fad, and, at some point in the future, the Universe’s expansion will slow down, stop, and then reverse.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
But buying into every fad has strained consumers’ wallets — and created piles of clutter in their homes.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Some people try to lessen the impact of environmental factors on their lives through life extension fads and biohacking.
—Julia Craven, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
The workout fads of the ’70s and early ’80s created a new ideal of beauty for both men and women and cemented the idea that exercise was fundamental to healthy living.
—Danielle Friedman, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Dark energy may evolve in such a way that the current phase of accelerated expansion is just a passing fad, and, at some point in the future, the Universe’s expansion will slow down, stop, and then reverse.
—Paul Sutter, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
But buying into every fad has strained consumers’ wallets — and created piles of clutter in their homes.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Fad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fad. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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