Thesaurus results for BANDWAGON

bandwagon

noun

ˈband-ˌwa-gən

Definition of bandwagon

as in campaign

a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal tried to get everyone on the bandwagon about forming a neighborhood cleanup

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Recent Examples of bandwagon In addition to the official events, plenty of others are jumping on the Styles bandwagon. — Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 3 Sep. 2026 Clipified content as a way to compete with social media and YouTube is only just catching on at the major streamers, with Netflix, Prime Video and HBO Max all jumping on the bandwagon in 2026. — Jack Dunn, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 Brand manager Euan Franco flagged the trend online earlier this month, and decided to hop on the rhinestone bandwagon, hoping to resonate with SunLife’s consumers. — Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Also — please pause for my guffaws — Alabama is the bandwagon choice for the SEC. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bandwagon

Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandwagon

Noun

The two candidates finalized the arguments of their campaigns on Saturday, as Lula marched along Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, while Bolsonaro campaigned in a key battleground state.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 25 Oct. 2026
The leader, facing a tough re-election battle, has focused much of his campaign ahead of Tuesday’s vote on security.

— Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of campaign

Noun

Elsewhere, long-running demonstrations in Albania and Serbia have focused more on anti-corruption, spiraling into movements seeking to topple each country’s government.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Young protestors answered with an insurrectionary energy in the summer and soon found support from a broader coalition comprised of opposition parties, social movements and other pillars of Indian civil society.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of movement

Noun

These included Capra’s weak-kneed response to the anti-Communist crusade that roiled mid-20th-century Hollywood and his occasional failure to adequately credit his collaborators.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
Cuban’s crusade on drug prices has made for strange bedfellows.

— Emma Witman, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of crusade

Noun

Meta, which has been rapidly building out its data-center infrastructure to fuel its AI push, made plans to erect a $1 billion campus in the area.

— Naomi Nix, Time, 29 Oct. 2026
The Hornets, now 3-2, made a push this offseason to bring in veteran players with playoff experience.

— Will Dehmel, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026