the next big thing
noun
: a future trend
Designers will discuss the next big thing in home decorating.
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Right-hander Roki Sasaki is the next big thing headed to the Major Leagues from Japan.
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Hidden among the big names showcasing their latest tech, startups and smaller companies will be exhibiting products that could become the next big thing, and the innovative engineering behind them.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2025
This segment of the aviation industry caught fire as the next big thing.
—Brian Foley, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Total takedowns: Payton Talbott, looking like the next big thing, was thrown in against veteran bantamweight Raoni Barcelos, who took the prospect down early and often to earn the unanimous decision.
—Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
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Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Hidden among the big names showcasing their latest tech, startups and smaller companies will be exhibiting products that could become the next big thing, and the innovative engineering behind them.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Jan. 2025
This segment of the aviation industry caught fire as the next big thing.
—Brian Foley, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Total takedowns: Payton Talbott, looking like the next big thing, was thrown in against veteran bantamweight Raoni Barcelos, who took the prospect down early and often to earn the unanimous decision.
—Brian Martin, Orange County Register, 18 Jan. 2025
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“The next big thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20next%20big%20thing. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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