the next big thing
noun
: a future trend
Designers will discuss the next big thing in home decorating.
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The format may change, the sauces may vary, but the appetite for flavor, for innovation, for the next big thing shows no signs of fading.
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Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
That’s a proper ride for a golfer who is being talked about as the next big thing in golf, in part literally—Aberg is 6’4″—but mostly figuratively, a superstar in the making.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
The big picture: Agents with various levels of autonomy have been widely seen as the next big thing in AI and were already an industry buzzword long before Manus' arrival.
Between the lines: Manus arrives at a moment of growing concern over dangers autonomous AI agents might pose.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
So while Humane’s AI division, including its founders and employees, will get rolled into HP as part of the $116 million acquisition deal, a chunk of consumers will be pretty much left with the husk of a device once touted as the next big thing in tech.
—Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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Gary Occhiogrosso, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
That’s a proper ride for a golfer who is being talked about as the next big thing in golf, in part literally—Aberg is 6’4″—but mostly figuratively, a superstar in the making.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2025
The big picture: Agents with various levels of autonomy have been widely seen as the next big thing in AI and were already an industry buzzword long before Manus' arrival.
Between the lines: Manus arrives at a moment of growing concern over dangers autonomous AI agents might pose.
—Ina Fried, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025
So while Humane’s AI division, including its founders and employees, will get rolled into HP as part of the $116 million acquisition deal, a chunk of consumers will be pretty much left with the husk of a device once touted as the next big thing in tech.
—Dimitar 'mix' Mihov, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025
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“The next big thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20next%20big%20thing. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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