1
as in fashionable
enjoying widespread favor or approval
an actor who was popular in the 1970s
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2
as in conventional
accepted, used, or practiced by most people
the popular custom of exchanging greeting cards during the holiday season
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as in general
held by or applicable to a majority of the people
popular opinion on that issue has changed dramatically over the years
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as in democratic
of, relating to, or favoring political democracy
a truly popular revolution, not one that replaced one dictatorship with another
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as in affordable
being within the financial means of most people
from their inception, DVDs were designed to be sold directly to consumers at popular prices
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as in cheap
costing little
we also have the popular models, for those who prefer not to invest too much in a new TV
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Recent Examples of popular
Tree-planting became even more popular among schools in 1882, and children were sent home with trees to plant in their own yards, reported History.com.
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
While Way Day started as an annual spring event, the sale has become so popular that Wayfair added a second promotion in the fall with equally impressive markdowns.
—Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2025
The regulations also take aim at some of the techniques that have become popular in recent years, such as chumming (the act of throwing bloody fish parts or other bait into the water to attract sharks).
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Milk bath nails have become popular for its sheer milky color worn by celebs like Jennifer Lopez and Meghan Markle.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 14 Apr. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
While Way Day started as an annual spring event, the sale has become so popular that Wayfair added a second promotion in the fall with equally impressive markdowns.
—Megan Schaltegger, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Apr. 2025
The regulations also take aim at some of the techniques that have become popular in recent years, such as chumming (the act of throwing bloody fish parts or other bait into the water to attract sharks).
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Milk bath nails have become popular for its sheer milky color worn by celebs like Jennifer Lopez and Meghan Markle.
—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for popular
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By the 1960s, women were making more fashionable style choices.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2025
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Newly single Rachel Zoe, meanwhile, made a grand entrance flanked by a fashionable crew.—
Brianne Tracy,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Until Black Panther’s record breaking $235 million opening, conventional industry wisdom held that films with predominantly Black casts typically underperform financially overseas.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The conventional non-AI approach is the classic client-therapist relationship.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Primaries not needed Spanberger and Earle-Sears can both skip competing in a primary and will instead head straight into the general face-off.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Two days later, general manager Julien BriseBois began his mid-season media session by pointing out how strong the Bolts, victorious in only six of their previous 15 games, were in many key categories.—
Tom Layberger,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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The 60th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s famous March 15, 1965, voting rights speech is an important reminder of the power of moral suasion when applied in support of basic democratic principles.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Basic concepts of equality, dignity and the right to vote are at the core of the American democratic experience.—
Michael Peregrine,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Tesla has been teasing an affordable vehicle for a long time.—
Brooke Crothers,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Kimberly Casamento recently began a TikTok series walking viewers through recipes from a cookbook that was focused on affordable meals published in 2009.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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With police turning a blind eye, Portland became a honeypot for local and out-of-state addicts to score cheap dope and use it freely.—
Jason Motlagh,
Rolling Stone,
27 Apr. 2025
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Some cheaper tags don’t have a replaceable battery although some have rechargeable cells.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Everybody's favorite socially awkward evil couple, Dedra Meero (Denise Gough) and Syril Karn (Kyle Soller), are doing terrible things for the Imperial Security Bureau, while Luthen and Cassian try to help the nascent rebellion movement on the planet.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Grandma Bergoglio would take him to Mass, educated him about the saints and the rosary, and introduced him and his siblings to Italian literature and his favorite novel, Alessandro Manzoni’s The Betrothed.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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For example, the fires in New Jersey this week have been part of trend: So far in 2025, New Jersey has experienced nearly twice as many wildfires as usual.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Rosemary Oil Shampoo Add a few drops of rosemary oil to your shampoo and wash your hair as usual.—
Carley Millhone,
Health,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Popular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popular. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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