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as in leaning
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 curving
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 trending
Mike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY.
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Mike Snider,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
National assessment scores, which are not yet out for this year, show that Florida’s eighth graders have been trending below the national average in math for the last few years.
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Austin Horn
july 3,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
Take the look even further by pairing it with trending tones and techniques, like sheer jelly bases or watercolor renditions of your go-to berry.
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Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
3 July 2026
If the program’s finances keep trending downward, political appetite for structural reform will likely grow.
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Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Timeless and versatile, blue—in a range of hues—has been a trending color of the year.
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María Diez,
Vogue,
26 June 2026
The toe-ring sandal is trending this summer, and while this one technically doesn’t have a toe-ring, its strappy design comes pretty close.
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Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
5 July 2026
National assessment scores, which are not yet out for this year, show that Florida’s eighth graders have been trending below the national average in math for the last few years.
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Austin Horn
july 3,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2026
Take the look even further by pairing it with trending tones and techniques, like sheer jelly bases or watercolor renditions of your go-to berry.
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Daisy Maldonado,
InStyle,
3 July 2026
If the program’s finances keep trending downward, political appetite for structural reform will likely grow.
—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Timeless and versatile, blue—in a range of hues—has been a trending color of the year.
—
María Diez,
Vogue,
26 June 2026
The toe-ring sandal is trending this summer, and while this one technically doesn’t have a toe-ring, its strappy design comes pretty close.
—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trending
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The nonpartisan Cook Political Report shifted its outlook last November for the contest from leaning Republican to a toss-up.
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To be sure, center-leaning candidates won Democratic primaries on Tuesday in upstate New York and Utah.
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The tracks where the train derailed are on a curving section of a bridge over the Grand Calumet River.
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The innovative Panoramic Display consists of a 48-inch screen curving from door to door along the base of the windshield.
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To succeed, the strategic goal for the C-suite must be to stop tending to infrastructure and start focusing on the applications that drive real business outcomes.
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As long as the idea remains that property gets its purpose from those tending it, working it, nourishing it and dying on it, the film will never become a relic.
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“Trending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trending. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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