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 With a favorable 2026 schedule, donors warming up and quarterback Nico Iamaleava on board, UCLA’s football bandwagon is rumbling back to life. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 And Rothy’s is among the retailers that jumped on the bandwagon just in time for summer, specifically with the stunning Double Bit Bouclé Loafer Mules. — Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026 China has already jumped on that bandwagon, too, with plans to develop an orbital data center network within the next five years. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 20 July 2026 Lilly is not the only Big Pharma company to jump onto the bandwagon. — Bob Woods, CNBC, 19 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for bandwagon

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Noun

The referendum campaign has fueled debate about Iceland’s place in the world, Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir told reporters after casting her ballot in the capital on Saturday.

— Reuters, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026
Simply put, acknowledging the reality—even if the administration won’t state it in these terms—of avoiding a further, major military campaign as the conflict drags on.

— Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of campaign

Noun

For Katwala, the most impressive elements from the Games were the robots playing tennis, seeming to react to the movement of the ball and, in a match featuring robots playing alongside humans in doubles, of their partner, too.

— Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Precision control for launchers Curtiss-Wright’s electromechanical actuators will provide precise movement and positioning for the system.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of movement

Noun

Others are still in favor of a crusade against the civilizational enemies China and Iran.

— Leonard A. Schuette, Foreign Affairs, 25 Aug. 2026
Up the hillside there ever pours in reinforcements, clutching cans of beer and occasionally flags…There is something about it all of a children’s crusade, the young people look so innocent and take their pleasure so gravely.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026