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
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.
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Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bandwagons
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In ongoing campaigns, most candidates promise to tighten immigration – while taking pains not to alienate moderate parts of the base.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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The sample size for this season remains too small to scrutinise convincingly, but in the last two campaigns, there has been an evident appetite for going short from the left, aside from the predictable six-yard-box targets on both sides.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The agency characterized the Chinese movements as an intrusion and accused China of undermining regional peace and stability.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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From the modernist, Black figuration of Kwami’s ceramics to Abban’s documentary portrayals of Ghanaian protest movements and architecture, these artists responded to the distinctive, pedestrian layers of postcolonial life.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Bandwagons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandwagons. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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