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Recent Examples of popularity Like many forms of popular culture, from television to comic books to rock and roll music, video games have faced stigma and fear in their rise to popularity. Andrew McGowan, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025 Murals And Scenes Speaking of Tuscan-style designs, Tuscan murals also rose in popularity earlier in the 21st century but are no longer considered to be in vogue. Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025 Aware of Cooper’s popularity with the fans, Marinakis continued to give the Welshman time during the early stages of the 2023-24 campaign. Paul Taylor, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025 Bad Bunny's immense popularity comes at a moment when Spanish itself has become a marker of risk. Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for popularity
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Noun
  • Murals And Scenes Speaking of Tuscan-style designs, Tuscan murals also rose in popularity earlier in the 21st century but are no longer considered to be in vogue.
    Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Naturally, trends change and evolve, and now belt bags are back en vogue with a more fashion-forward approach that’s still a great addition to your travel gear collection.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The more star players advocate for higher pay, the more the market will continue to shift in their favor in this rising cap world.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Budge, the city councilmember, said that helped win her favor.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025

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