bandwagons

noun

plural of bandwagon
as in campaigns
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 bandwagons Finally, Teo says Ethereal’s success stems in part from sticking to early-stage startups and resisting the temptation to jump on bandwagons. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 4 May 2026 And as more researchers pile onto the same scientific bandwagons, some experts worry about a feedback loop of conformity and declining originality. — Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Jan. 2026 Don’t make knee-jerk transfers Player prices fluctuate greatly at the start of the season as millions of FPL managers jump on early bandwagons. — Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
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  1. campaigns
  2. movements
Noun
  • Separately, outside groups may spend money to support or oppose candidates without contributing directly to their campaigns.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Eastman argues that campaigns against Trump attorneys are intended to discourage other lawyers from taking similar cases.
    — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of campaigns
Noun
  • Troop movements over the past couple of weeks indicate the group is concentrating on seizing the southwestern highlands, which could then open the way for a push toward the government’s capital, Aden.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The bombers were redeployed back to their home bases in the United States, AP reported, citing a Pentagon official who was not authorized to discuss sensitive military movements and spoke on condition of anonymity.
    — Azhar Sukri,Terri Cullen, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of movements

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“Bandwagons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandwagons. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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