the next big thing
noun
: a future trend
Designers will discuss the next big thing in home decorating.
Examples of the next big thing in a Sentence
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Artificial Intelligence is widely regarded as the next big thing in mobile computing.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
This is how European soccer used to look, and used to feel — a welcome blast of nostalgia in a competition that has an obsession with modernity, with the future, with the next big thing.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Bates was profiled as the next big thing, being compared to Magic, Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2024
These days, there’s ample talk in the streets about what’s going to be the next big thing in denim.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
As with any wine region, the best way to find the next big thing in Napa is to visit frequently and taste.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2023
The Last Dinner Party comes first in the BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2024, an annual poll that tips-off the next big thing in music.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2024
But sometimes, the next big thing is right under your nose, and, in this case, simply bigger.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2023
Big multinational pharmaceutical companies invest billions in R&D in search of the next big thing.
—Marc Cooper, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Ewan Spence, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024
This is how European soccer used to look, and used to feel — a welcome blast of nostalgia in a competition that has an obsession with modernity, with the future, with the next big thing.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Bates was profiled as the next big thing, being compared to Magic, Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
—Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 19 Jan. 2024
These days, there’s ample talk in the streets about what’s going to be the next big thing in denim.
—Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
As with any wine region, the best way to find the next big thing in Napa is to visit frequently and taste.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2023
The Last Dinner Party comes first in the BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2024, an annual poll that tips-off the next big thing in music.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 8 Jan. 2024
But sometimes, the next big thing is right under your nose, and, in this case, simply bigger.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2023
Big multinational pharmaceutical companies invest billions in R&D in search of the next big thing.
—Marc Cooper, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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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 26 Apr. 2024.
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