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a distinctive way of putting ideas into words when angry, he tends to express himself in a fashion that shows that he has a mastery of all of the expletives in which the English language abounds

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the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance over the millennia, nature had worked the face of the rocky cliff into the fashion of a man's head

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How is the word fashion distinct from other similar nouns?

Some common synonyms of fashion are craze, fad, mode, rage, style, and vogue. While all these words mean "the usage accepted by those who want to be up-to-date," fashion is the most general term and applies to any way of dressing, behaving, writing, or performing that is favored at any one time or place.

the current fashion

When is fad a more appropriate choice than fashion?

While the synonyms fad and fashion are close in meaning, fad suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion.

last year's fad is over

When can mode be used instead of fashion?

Although the words mode and fashion have much in common, mode suggests the fashion of the moment among those anxious to appear elegant and sophisticated.

slim bodies are the mode at this resort

How are the words rage and craze related as synonyms of fashion?

Both rage and craze stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad.

Cajun food was the rage nearly everywhere for a time
crossword puzzles once seemed just a passing craze but have lasted

When is it sensible to use style instead of fashion?

The words style and fashion can be used in similar contexts, but style often implies a distinctive fashion adopted by people of taste.

a media baron used to traveling in style

In what contexts can vogue take the place of fashion?

In some situations, the words vogue and fashion are roughly equivalent. However, vogue stresses the wide acceptance of a fashion.

short skirts are back in vogue

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Recent Examples of fashion
Noun
Simon Longland, director of buying, fashion at Harrods Pierpaolo Piccioli delivered an extraordinary debut at Balenciaga, a collection that balanced reverence and renewal with rare precision. Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2025 ChatGPTío The cast starred in an advert mocking ChatGPT, showing users being advised on everything from fashion to company logos. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
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Shoulder bags were fashioned in raffia and embellished with lyra embroidery. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025 And the bucket is fashioned using waterproof phenolic ply with a grippy inner surface that just happens to look good too. New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fashion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fashion
Noun
  • Chief Humphrey attributes the positive trends to improved officer morale and a clearer departmental vision.
    Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Then a few years ago bigger artists like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo jumped on the trend.
    Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Rookie receiver Tetairoa McMillan used another adjective to describe Dowdle’s running style.
    Joseph Person, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The cabin-style home’s external features are just as impressive as what’s inside, too.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Spiritually, onyx is linked to the root chakra and is often incorporated into rituals or crystal grids for stability, grounding and protection.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The Masters’ green jacket, the haka before New Zealand rugby matches, the seventh-inning stretch in baseball—these rituals are not just trimmings but the connective tissue of sport.
    Rick Burton, Sportico.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Chance of lightning increases as a thunderstorm approaches and peaks when the storm is overhead.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Even a brief mention of the issue from a patient can help alert professionals to take a more sensitive approach during treatments and examinations.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Black men are not given the patience, the dignity or the humanity afforded to others.
    Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Convincingly portraying a woman who regains her dignity in her quest to follow in her father’s footsteps, Hart’s performance of inscrutable sacrifice balances a regal confidence with the uneasiness of someone in perpetual survival mode.
    Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There are hundreds of models available in all shapes, sizes, and (most frighteningly) price ranges.
    Taylor Fox, Travel + Leisure, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Passionate about utopian socialism and architecture, Gaudí’s forms and shapes were totally fresh, otherworldly and are sometimes referred to as a precursor of the Surrealist movement, of which Salvador Dalí was a key proponent.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meta launches online safety lessons for students Beyond apps and schools, Meta partnered with Childhelp to create a nationwide online safety curriculum tailored for middle schoolers.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • And, restoring and maintaining the health of Florida’s 1,100 springs will require further study to tailor appropriate interventions to each one.
    Christopher F. Meindl, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Now the podcast era produces orders of magnitude more hours of political commentary than any human can consume.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Fashion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fashion. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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