trended

Definition of trendednext
past tense of trend
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as in tended
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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Recent Examples of trended The severe weather threat for Monday was predicted to be worse, but has trended downward over the past 24 hours, Dettmann said. Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 17 May 2026 His approval rating has been net negative for roughly a year and has trended more negative in recent months. Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 15 May 2026 Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton counties are considered Democratic strongholds, while Cobb and Gwinnett counties have increasingly trended Democratic in recent election cycles. Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 May 2026 Among key voting groups, white voters with college degrees, who have trended in Democrats' direction in recent years, are among the most enthusiastic to vote, at 64%. Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 9 May 2026 Even Minnesota has trended more offensively than in seasons past, and that has shown early in its series against Colorado. Jesse Granger, New York Times, 6 May 2026 Standardized test scores have trended upward since the nadir of the COVID-19 pandemic, recovering faster than the state average, but the pace remains too incremental for critics. Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026 New car registrations in California for Tesla vehicles have trended downward for at least 4 years, hitting a low point during the first quarter of 2026. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2026 Prime-age male labor force participation—men between 25 and 54—has trended downward for decades, with the share of men sitting entirely outside the labor force holding at roughly 11%. Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 14 Apr. 2026
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  • The team found that places that once received more assistance tended to experience more conflict once that aid abruptly disappeared, often because those who had relied on that aid had become more vulnerable to recruitment by armed groups.
    Ari Daniel, NPR, 19 May 2026
  • Professional commentators tended to see these developments in so many local terms—turning, for their explanations, to national histories, cultures and institutions.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
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  • The heavier dust particles are pushed back by sunlight, forming a broad, often curved tail that reflects sunlight according to Swinburne University of Technology.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Video emerged online showing a red Ferrari shooting out of a tunnel along the highway at a high speed, slamming into a concrete barrier where the road curved and erupting into flames.
    Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
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  • The court said the congressional map enacted in Louisiana in 2021 leaned too heavily on race when redrawing the state's voting boundaries to comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
    Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 14 May 2026
  • The pair also leaned into the rumors of their off-screen romance.
    Peter White, Deadline, 13 May 2026
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  • Hernandez, a senior from Jurupa Valley High School, swept the postseason jumping events and defeated Crean Lutheran’s Reese Hogan in the high jump.
    Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
  • The Mariners, swept by the Royals in a three-game series at Seattle’s T-Mobile Park at the start of the month, will be in Kansas City later this week.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
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  • As Kelsey Luderer rounded third base and headed home Thursday after hitting a game-tying home run that ignited Sherman Oaks Notre Dame to a 6-3 Division 1 softball playoff win over Anaheim Canyon, she was greeted by every teammate at the plate.
    Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
  • Encompassing all 20 numbers from the latest album and not a single song that existed prior to it (rounded out to 22 with a quickie Nina Simone cover and a duet with Jay Som on their 2025 collab), the 95-minute set couldn’t have been less of a career retrospective.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 15 May 2026

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“Trended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trended. Accessed 20 May. 2026.

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