as in trends
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it
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Recent Examples of fads
Health and fitness trends come and go, and many fads don’t deliver on their promises – remember vibrating belts or sauna suits?
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Kristen Marie Beavers, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Whether driven by indulgence, health fads or shock value, these six trends reported by Fox News Digital stood out as some of the strangest and most talked-about bites and beverages of the year.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
That isn’t even counting the endless chain restaurants and franchises that failed or folded, many due to overexpansion in new suburbs or the passing of food fads.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Dec. 2025
Weekly face steaming has also turned into one of the star’s favorite beauty fads.
—Essence, 9 Dec. 2025
And while Holmes tends to stay away from fashion fads and trends, taking inspiration from everyone’s favorite fall drink was made easy.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
The adult who strives for a more bespoke level of gift-giving—or simply to find something with no connection to screens, mirrors, or fads—risks coming off as presumptuous and pretentious.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, stock markets are performing well this year, with indexes reaching all-time highs, in part the result of retail investors piling into buzzy companies and investment fads.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Food fads come and go with alarming speed.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Kristen Marie Beavers, The Conversation, 7 Jan. 2026
Whether driven by indulgence, health fads or shock value, these six trends reported by Fox News Digital stood out as some of the strangest and most talked-about bites and beverages of the year.
—Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
That isn’t even counting the endless chain restaurants and franchises that failed or folded, many due to overexpansion in new suburbs or the passing of food fads.
—Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Dec. 2025
Weekly face steaming has also turned into one of the star’s favorite beauty fads.
—Essence, 9 Dec. 2025
And while Holmes tends to stay away from fashion fads and trends, taking inspiration from everyone’s favorite fall drink was made easy.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 4 Dec. 2025
The adult who strives for a more bespoke level of gift-giving—or simply to find something with no connection to screens, mirrors, or fads—risks coming off as presumptuous and pretentious.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, stock markets are performing well this year, with indexes reaching all-time highs, in part the result of retail investors piling into buzzy companies and investment fads.
—Angelica Ang, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2025
Food fads come and go with alarming speed.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fads
Noun
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Last spring, the owners closed their downtown location and consolidated at 310 SW Blue Parkway in the Pine Tree Plaza, mainly due to the timing of the downtown lease as well as industry trends, Boehm said.—
Janice Phelan,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Together, these trends have turned industrial space into a cornerstone of national logistics and digital capacity.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Their online parlance is punctuated by empty enthusiasms, vicious aspersions, and obvious hypocrisies that rarely matter.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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The brand of non-violent resistance that once made Suu Kyi’s name has been all but forgotten since the coup as civil war rages.—
Ross Adkin,
CNN Money,
27 Dec. 2025
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So do a group of people at The Choir Room in Nashville, a group of adults from different racial and ethic backgrounds, age rages, religious identities and even singing backgrounds who join together to produce a sweet, singular sound.—
Rosalind Bowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
24 Dec. 2025
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“Fads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fads. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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