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
Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2025
Le photographer is sleek and chic and his manners are spotless as a cat’s.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Margaux Blanchard, Wired News, 7 May 2025
The design of this property blends modern style with African chic and will appeal to younger, design-conscious travelers.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Adjective
Wrinkle-resistant and utterly chic, this $20 blouse is a must-have for the season.
—Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2025
Le photographer is sleek and chic and his manners are spotless as a cat’s.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
Noun
Guests arrived as anime-style avatars dressed in themed looks—cottagecore, fairy, or postapocalyptic chic.
—Margaux Blanchard, Wired News, 7 May 2025
The design of this property blends modern style with African chic and will appeal to younger, design-conscious travelers.
—Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chic
Adjective
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In a community so focused on performance gear, there was a surprising lack of quality—and stylish—womenswear.—
Alexandra York,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Parker, the daughter of actress Thandiwe Newton and director Ol Parker, is already the spitting image of her stylish mother, who starred in the 1998 adaptation of Toni Morrison's Beloved and the Mission: Impossible franchise.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
People.com,
13 June 2025
Noun
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Upscale Migration Recent data reveals a trend among luxury homebuyers towards semi-rural or gated communities, seeking a balance between privacy and urban connectivity.—
Loch Lloyd Residential Real Estate,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2025
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Criticizing health care funding in TV shows this season seems to be a trend, with The Pitt staff dealing with similar insufficient resources.—
Beatrice Verhoeven,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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The brand offers a wide range of fashionable options, featuring more than a dozen colors and print styles, some available at a discount.—
Jené Luciani Sena
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FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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Her pictures posed questions of consent and agency before those words were fashionable.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
13 June 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
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But in this case, to be frank, this feels a bit more like the kind of odd-couple play that was more in vogue some years ago.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
7 June 2025
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Why The Hype? When discussing why maximalist fragrances are so in vogue, Jun Lin tells me that, from his perspective, this is the natural next step in the evolution of niche perfumery.—
Laia Farran Graves,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Overall, Chen perceives the chicken and veggie burger craze as one bite out of larger societal shifts.—
Perri Ormont Blumberg,
FOXNews.com,
24 May 2025
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Critics may have scoffed, but the movie, directed by Phil Karlson, was a hit with audiences caught up in the 1970s vigilante-film craze that included Death Wish, Dirty Harry and even Taxi Driver.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
15 May 2025
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The club has long been associated with a style called ‘shoeshine and piano’, which in basic terms is ‘touch football’, similar to tiki-taka.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
7 June 2025
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Our team of animators also had to be trained to make realistic drawings of the human body, as most of them came from animations with a cartoonish style.—
Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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“Chic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chic. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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