popular demand
noun
: a request made by or a desire shared by many people
Because of popular demand, the restaurant has published a cookbook of favorite recipes.
The show will continue for another week due to popular demand.
The circus will be back by popular demand later this summer.
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Back from the grave by popular demand, the Southern drive-in has revived SONIC Trick or Treat Blasts.
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Back by popular demand, the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat — with real pumpkin pie pieces blended into it — joins the new Caramel Toffee Cookie Blizzard Treat and the Maple Cookie Shake to celebrate the cozy season.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Back by popular demand, the selections that are part of this capsule are all unified by one key element: the fabric they’re made of, which is the same breathable, naturally compressive, and shape-retaining polyamide-slash-elastane blend that originally put Skims’ cult-fave bodysuits on the map.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2025
During the church’s first 1,000 years, they were proclaimed by popular demand, but some estimates have the number exceeding 10,000.
—Keir Simmons, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2025
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Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2025
Back by popular demand, the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat — with real pumpkin pie pieces blended into it — joins the new Caramel Toffee Cookie Blizzard Treat and the Maple Cookie Shake to celebrate the cozy season.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2025
Back by popular demand, the selections that are part of this capsule are all unified by one key element: the fabric they’re made of, which is the same breathable, naturally compressive, and shape-retaining polyamide-slash-elastane blend that originally put Skims’ cult-fave bodysuits on the map.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 11 Sep. 2025
During the church’s first 1,000 years, they were proclaimed by popular demand, but some estimates have the number exceeding 10,000.
—Keir Simmons, NBC news, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for popular demand
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“Popular demand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/popular%20demand. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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