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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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as in curved
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 trended
Measles cases have trended upward for years too, even before 2025.
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Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
To revive an event that had trended toward perfunctory and missable, the NFL made a couple of changes in recent years.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Gaming user engagement trended well in the period, with monthly active users in December 2025 reaching a record 132 million accounts and total gameplay hours increasing year-on-year.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
Florida’s confidence in him is entirely based on talent, not production, which is a stark contrast from the direction the rest of college football has trended.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Super Bowl ticket prices have fluctuated in recent years, though average ticket costs have typically trended upward, peaking in 2024.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Cool girl labels like The Row, Proenza Schouler, and Fforme have all released their takes on the heelless silhouette, and the effect is gorgeous—a luxe, eye-catching update to the sock boots that trended a decade ago.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2026
Since then, the number has generally trended upward, with 20 observations in 2024, some of which involved multiple cougars.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Proprietors’ incomes have trended down relative to gross domestic product (GDP) in recent years.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 9 Feb. 2026
To revive an event that had trended toward perfunctory and missable, the NFL made a couple of changes in recent years.
—Hannah Keyser, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Gaming user engagement trended well in the period, with monthly active users in December 2025 reaching a record 132 million accounts and total gameplay hours increasing year-on-year.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
Florida’s confidence in him is entirely based on talent, not production, which is a stark contrast from the direction the rest of college football has trended.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Super Bowl ticket prices have fluctuated in recent years, though average ticket costs have typically trended upward, peaking in 2024.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
Cool girl labels like The Row, Proenza Schouler, and Fforme have all released their takes on the heelless silhouette, and the effect is gorgeous—a luxe, eye-catching update to the sock boots that trended a decade ago.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2026
Since then, the number has generally trended upward, with 20 observations in 2024, some of which involved multiple cougars.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
Proprietors’ incomes have trended down relative to gross domestic product (GDP) in recent years.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trended
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Having hit the ground running with the one-two punch of Promising Young Woman (2020) and Saltburn (2023), Fennell immediately showed a knack for provocation and a willingness to poke social-issue bears, even if the aim-to-grasp ratio tended to fall short.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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As for why the vote in congressional races has tended to shift in Democrats’ favor, there’s a simple, non-diabolical explanation.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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By tracking how those signals curved through Jupiter’s atmosphere, the team created detailed maps of temperature and density across the planet.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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Hallie Henley Sims inherited her own grandmother’s curved back settee and chose to keep the original orange velvet upholstery intact.—
Sarah Lyon,
Southern Living,
29 Jan. 2026
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Less than 24 hours after reshaping part of their roster, Brooklyn made another set of moves ahead of Thursday’s trade deadline, continuing an active stretch that’s leaned heavily into flexibility, future assets and controllable young wings.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
5 Feb. 2026
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The pullback is also proving painful for companies and investors that leaned heavily into bitcoin during the rally.—
Allie Canal,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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In the days and weeks leading up to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, a nervous kind of hype swept America.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
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Allan’s resignation adds to the sense that the scandal surrounding the Mandelson appointment cannot be contained and could spell the end of Starmer’s premiership, just 19 months after Labour swept to power in a landslide election that gave it the largest majority in Parliament this century.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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Blige rounded out the neutral ensemble with oversize sunglasses and chunky gold hoops.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Athlete Suni Lee and chef Padma Lakshmi rounded out the crowd.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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