countertrend

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Recent Examples of countertrend This average hid an important countertrend. Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023 Yet as Andrés Spokoiny, president and CEO of the Jewish Funders Network, explains, NJPS also gave rise to a countertrend: deliberate policies of welcoming and attracting intermarried families. Andrew Silow-Carroll, sun-sentinel.com, 11 May 2021 The Public Safety Partnership report noted that Cleveland saw a countertrend in violent crime during the last two decades. Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 7 July 2020 The growth of conservative think tanks parallels the leftward migration of expertise in general: Call it a countertrend. Chris Mooney, Discover Magazine, 14 June 2011
Recent Examples of Synonyms for countertrend
Noun
  • At the same time, a countercurrent is gaining momentum—one rooted in indigenous knowledge systems, farmer autonomy, and land stewardship.
    Christopher Marquis, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Key features include a sun deck, with a large pool with countercurrent jets and a Jacuzzi, and five balconies and sea terraces, one of which connects to a lower deck guest cabin.
    Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 16 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Hany Farid, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley who specializes in digital forensics, said government communication habits need to change.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 13 July 2025
  • After all, everyone has their own unique space, items, routines, and habits.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Insights stay trapped in departmental silos: Even when AI generates brilliant insights within one department—say, marketing identifies a customer propensity model—those insights often can't flow to sales or service teams.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Trump himself hinted at this propensity to change his mind quickly.
    Alexander Smith, NBC news, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Devin and Katie's father, Guy Gaudreau — who walked his daughter down the aisle — both sported custom suits by J.F. Bedard from Glorius Custom that had photos of Johnny and Matthew inside the jacket lining.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 12 July 2025
  • When developing her breakthrough eye mask—the first beauty brand to create a custom shape that went viral—Crawley did not chase trends.
    Sughnen Yongo, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • Two American singers are also making their Opera Neo debuts, tenor Tyrese Byrd (Ubaldo) and soprano Katherine Malone (Zelmira).
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
  • Italian operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti and Canadian rocker Bryan Adams played the venue too.
    Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Even Major League Baseball hopped on the trend at Citizens Bank Park, where the Philadelphia Phillies' mascot, Phillie Phanatic, recreated the moment with a feminine version of the mascot.
    Alexis Simmerman, Austin American Statesman, 22 July 2025
  • The cycle can become so accidentally ubiquitous that the former kids who blissfully existed outside of whatever discourses these trends or bands started in their heyday wonder now, as adults, what was so bad about them in the first place.
    Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • The right-hander’s fastball was on point early, and his knuckle curve tied the Reds up as the game went on.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 July 2025
  • Doing tight curves, trying to muscle the craft with your legs and arms, and protecting your tush through big waves with your legs as shock absorbers does take effort.
    Jeremy Korzeniewski, Robb Report, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • The recent fight at San Diego City Hall over how many middle managers the city employs could signal the start of a shift away from such jobs in the future, after years of their ranks quickly growing.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
  • In my experience, navigating this shift and the possible scenarios for your business is important for success in SaaS markets.
    Mindaugas Čaplinskas, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025

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“Countertrend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/countertrend. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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