the next big thing

noun

: a future trend
Designers will discuss the next big thing in home decorating.

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Anyone – literally anyone – with a compelling idea, a competent engineering team and a way to get bikes into Western showrooms has a fighting chance of becoming the next big thing. New Atlas, 30 July 2026 The food & beverage industry has spent decades chasing the next big thing. Louis Biscotti, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Quarterback Josh Hoover comes to Indiana by way of TCU, and will look to be the next big thing in Cignetti and offensive coordinator Mike Shanahan's system. Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026 The music business has always been obsessed with the next big thing. Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for the next big thing

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