DERNIER CRIS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

dernier cris

noun

plural of dernier cri

as in trends

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time when deconstructionism became the dernier cri in literary criticism

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Noun

Astronomers like to look at large populations of objects because bigger sample sizes should better reveal trends in their properties.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026
The technological infrastructure appears at the same time as changes in macroeconomic and consumer trends in the luxury apparel industry, and demand for made-to-order clothing remains due to an increasing emphasis on longevity and value.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of trends

Noun

Foster, a defense contractor who’s just lost his job, rages at the burdens of everyday life in America, and thinks the world is working against certain people.

— Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
Until there is, the debate over the sustainability of the memory cycle and the appropriate earnings multiple rages on.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of rages

Noun

Tyson offered up his thoughts and enthusiasms on this remarkable investigatory tool.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.

— Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026

Definition of enthusiasms

Noun

There’s a brief moment in Timothée Chalamet’s video with comedian Druski where a performer comes in, vogues, and blows a kiss to the actor.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
Fans will see Infinite sporting braids — dressed in all black with daring red leather gloves as he vogues and dances unapologetically in his glory.

— Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025

Definition of vogues

Noun

Alan tells the players about the murder in plain sight and asks if any of the table-sitting players have any last words about the potential victims.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Pike said her last words, an offering of love to those who loved her and those who hated her, and prepared.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of last words

Noun

To outlast the best and bring Street Fighter to the big screen, stunt coordinator John Valera paid close attention to the combat styles in the video game.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Oct. 2026
The styles of the regency era pulled heavily from the classics, referencing the soft, romantic texture of Greek goddesses.

— Elle Turner, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2026

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