as in craze
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it
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Recent Examples of fad
Why did one flourish while the other proved to be merely a passing fad?
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Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
The years of fad crash diets, weight fluctuations, restriction, and endless cardio took a toll.
—Christina Stiehl, SELF, 23 Jan. 2026
Besides the aesthetic, homeowners are also being strategic in their changes, opting for functional improvements over fads.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
Winona Ryder stars as Veronica, one of the popular girls at a suburban high school where suicide has suddenly become the hottest new fad.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
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Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
The years of fad crash diets, weight fluctuations, restriction, and endless cardio took a toll.
—Christina Stiehl, SELF, 23 Jan. 2026
Besides the aesthetic, homeowners are also being strategic in their changes, opting for functional improvements over fads.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 Jan. 2026
Winona Ryder stars as Veronica, one of the popular girls at a suburban high school where suicide has suddenly become the hottest new fad.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fad
Noun
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Chipotle launched a high-protein menu in a bit to appeal to GLP-1 users and Gen Z diners fuelling the protein craze.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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Under Erdoğan, Istanbul and the rest of the country has seen a construction craze, with bridges, tunnels, plazas, malls, and roads going up seemingly overnight with little regard to the city’s cultural heritage.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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A lot of what’s gone on is just multiple expansion, optimism about a weaker dollar, excitement about consumer spending trends overseas and other ephemeral ideas that haven’t yet become manifest in the companies’ actual results.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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The route’s comeback also reflects a broader trend emerging across the airline industry.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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These latests features are designed for enterprises who want to integrate their AI technology with either existing Salesforce data or even their own data.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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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
Noun
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Of course, a lot has changed in the past decade, to the point that being a proud Luddite has become more en vogue than the tech-optimism that marked early social media’s past.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
10 Feb. 2026
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Traditional lifestyles, organic foods, and wellness were hip, and like most things that were in vogue in the 2010s, they were coded politically as left-wing.—
Annie Levin,
Washington Post,
10 Feb. 2026
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This oscillation between rage at one’s own powerlessness and fantasies of violence is the song’s motive force.—
Mitch Therieau,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Listen, people want the rage bait.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Fad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fad. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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