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Recent Examples of popularity As the apps grew in popularity, ByteDance picked up on their potential. — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026 Balmaceda also pushed back on the idea that mass popularity and quality are mutually exclusive. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 Both have used surging trading volumes as a metric to underscore the exchanges’ growing popularity, helping justify those valuations. — Davis Giangiulio,ananya Chetia, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 So far, the public polling on the measure’s popularity with voters hasn’t been definitive. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for popularity
Recent Examples of Synonyms for popularity
Noun
  • Textural and layered wallpaper looks are similarly quite en vogue right now, granting organic depth to a room that might otherwise feel small and ordinary.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Designers agree that these are also majorly in vogue at this point in time.
    — Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • When the probate judge ruled in the family’s favor, the state brought in a lawyer from Attorney General William Tong’s office to try to overturn the decision.
    — Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Critics also say the hourly fees paid to arbitrators provide them with a financial incentive to rule in Kaiser’s favor so they will be selected for future cases.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Combining functionality with fashionability, while maintaining Vuori’s sleek silhouettes, simple embellishments and a quiet color palette.
    — Kaio Cesar, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026

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“Popularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popularity. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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