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as in trend
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
during the 1990s tattoos once again became a hot fashion especially for young men
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as in style
a distinctive way of putting ideas into words
when angry, he tends to express himself in a fashion that shows that he has a mastery of all of the expletives in which the English language abounds
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as in ritual
a usual manner of behaving or doing
it has long been my fashion to rise early
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as in approach
the means or procedure for doing something
you can mix the ingredients in any fashion you choose—by hand or by machine
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as in dignity
high position within society
a literary salon attended by people of fashion from all over the city
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as in shape
the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance
over the millennia, nature had worked the face of the rocky cliff into the fashion of a man's head
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as in to tailor
to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation
the ex-governor seems to be fashioning his political beliefs to win favor with a more conservative national electorate
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as in to produce
to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials
for the Christmas pageant the boy's mother was able to fashion the length of fabric into something that could pass as a shepherd's outfit
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Recent Examples of fashion
Averi Baudler, People.com, 13 June 2025
Keep scrolling to know the fashion happenings of the week.
—Essence, 13 June 2025
John Burek, PC Magazine, 28 May 2025
Originally developed for hospital gowns and lab coats, nonwovens were quickly fashioned into frocks advertising everything from candy bars to Campbell’s soup.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Noun
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—Averi Baudler, People.com, 13 June 2025
Keep scrolling to know the fashion happenings of the week.
—Essence, 13 June 2025
Verb
In a nutshell, the cooling company is attempting to fashion an all-in-one liquid-cooling solution that doesn't require an actual pump to move the liquid through the circuit.
—John Burek, PC Magazine, 28 May 2025
Originally developed for hospital gowns and lab coats, nonwovens were quickly fashioned into frocks advertising everything from candy bars to Campbell’s soup.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fashion
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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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All of these great qualities are why micellar waters have been so popular as a makeup remover in France for all these years—and finally, we’re caught up on the trend.—
Jennifer Hussein,
Allure,
14 June 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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The ritual completed, my father assessed himself in the mirror.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
14 June 2025
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All the perfumed unguents and performative rituals of fame are present.—
Jeff Weiss,
HollywoodReporter,
12 June 2025
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Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2025
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What’s your approach to treating players as individuals?—
Maria Fontoura,
Rolling Stone,
7 June 2025
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Privacy by design: Technology should be built to protect people’s dignity.—
Aislinn Conrad,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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This sweet spot is not about compromise but about integration—understanding that strategic objectives and human dignity are not competing priorities but complementary dimensions of organizational success.—
Joseph Folkman,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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These highlight a growing phenomenon where high-profile figures - intentionally or not - shape health trends through their platforms.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Most of my friends and contemporaries are in very good shape.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
9 June 2025
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Many people also seek support from personal trainers, who can teach safe methods for working out that are tailored to their personal fitness goals.—
Jennifer Steinhoff,
Verywell Health,
6 June 2025
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That could be a service reminder, a birthday postcard or an offer tailored to recent behavior.—
Ryan Ferrier,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The aggressive ones, by contrast, often produce symptoms between screenings and are diagnosed clinically.—
Siddhartha Mukherjee,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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Hence, the technical team behind this must produce modular, platform-like solutions whose main goal is to allow human users to build stable workflows in an ever-evolving AI environment.—
Michael Wegmüller,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Fashion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fashion. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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