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as in tide
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
according to the survey, there's a growing trend for companies to run their own day-care centers for the benefit of employees
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as in craze
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
still had a coat from the last trend for fake fur, when the material lined everything from boots to coats to bracelets
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as in to tend
to show a liking or proneness (for something)
during the winter our school system trends toward canceling school at the drop of a hat—or at least a snowflake
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as in to curve
to turn away from a straight line or course
the river trends east, then west again, forming an oxbow
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Recent Examples of trend
Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
Tech remains one of the largest industries resistant to in-person work, and this is a trend to watch in the months to come.
—Ryan Masiello, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Isabel Garcia, People.com, 12 June 2025
Essie Limon Cielo $10 at Amazon Yellow is trending for summer 2025, so why not don it on your nails?
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
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Noun
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
Tech remains one of the largest industries resistant to in-person work, and this is a trend to watch in the months to come.
—Ryan Masiello, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
Verb
Normally $20, the trending top is marked down to as little as $15.
—Isabel Garcia, People.com, 12 June 2025
Essie Limon Cielo $10 at Amazon Yellow is trending for summer 2025, so why not don it on your nails?
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 12 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trend
Noun
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Espinosa, who only assumed leadership of the Japanese automaker in April, faces an uphill battle to change the tide of Nissan's whittled down fortunes.—
Ruxandra Iordache,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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But now, the sight of American airplanes over Manila signaled a shift in the tide of war.—
Jeff Langholz,
Sun Sentinel,
25 May 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
Verb
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Rainwater tends to stockpile on the edges of roads.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2025
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To that end, Prosperous Fools may navel-gaze, but Mac tends to burrow through the navel into the flesh below.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
13 June 2025
Verb
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Of course, Apple will have thought of this and curved the edges, for instance, to mitigate this.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Halfway into the decade, the company's latest sustainability report released Thursday shows the software giant has a long way to go to meet that goal but may be starting to bend its emissions curve downward.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
Noun
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This would entail Lopez heading to the English capital and Christopher Nkunku travelling in the opposite direction to its Catalan counterpart.—
Tom Sanderson,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Holden praised Indicator, citing their focused direction and curation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
7 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
Verb
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Since then, the Sox’s social media has heavily leaned into the news about Pope Leo XIV, while fans soon began coming to games dressed as him.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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Butler, now in his 50s, leans into the role with just enough gruff sincerity to make Brodie feel like more than a stock hero.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Republicans argue these tactics reflect a tendency by the governor to prioritize optics over sustainable fiscal solutions.—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
16 June 2025
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Key inputs to this call include the tendencies of mature bull markets, some likely profit-margin slippage from tariffs, moderating earnings gains and the chance that the Fed will resume rate cuts in coming months.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
14 June 2025
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“Trend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trend. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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