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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  1. trends
  2. rages
  3. crazes
  4. enthusiasms
  5. vogues
  6. last words
  7. styles
Noun
  • Luckily, some of the season’s best new trends and classic styles are on sale right now on Amazon.
    — Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026
  • While trends like these can shift perceptions of beauty and create new aesthetic anxieties, Payne argues that ferritin face also encourages consumers to approach beauty more holistically.
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of trends
Noun
  • The more Vision rages, the calmer and more reasonable Ultron becomes.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of rages
Noun
  • Yet bubbles do not burst entirely of their own accord; investment crazes don’t wane because fundamentals suddenly change.
    — RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Similar to fashion crazes like poodle skirts, many of the top baby names for girls in the 1950s have fallen out of style.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of crazes
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
  • Downey vogues as the pair walks in the video, while Pascal sticks out his tongue and laughs.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of vogues
Noun
  • Through a microphone, the journalists listened as Pike spoke what were meant to be her last words—about love—and sang with her Buddhist spiritual adviser.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Smolensk, Russia, February 1837 and February 1860 Belatedly, John’s last words reached Adelaide.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of last words
Noun
  • One vendor described the changing styles as a mix of Indian tradition and Western influence, with contemporary blouses and other designs paired with traditional saris.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Beyond having a short-form video presence, some traditional news outlets are leaning into formats and styles popularized in the vertical video era.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of styles
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“Dernier cris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dernier%20cris. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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