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Recent Examples of popularity Trump won't be on the ballot, of course, but a president's popularity has consistently forecast how his party's candidates are going to fare. Susan Page, USA Today, 16 Feb. 2026 The popularity of Miami’s sea-faring party scene regularly causes friction with authorities and their constituents ashore. Douglas Hanks, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2026 The latest version of the cut that’s growing in popularity? Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026 Levine said of the genre’s popularity. Rebecca Keegan, NBC news, 16 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for popularity
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Noun
  • And saving money is always en vogue.
    Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Of course, a lot has changed in the past decade, to the point that being a proud Luddite has become more en vogue than the tech-optimism that marked early social media’s past.
    Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • After losing similar cases, the decision to tap Kelesis indicates the White House does not expect a ruling in Chattah's favor.
    JESSICA HILL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 19 Feb. 2026
  • In the case of the first-round pick, the player and the fit tipped the scales in the edge rushers’ favor over a player like Texas A&M’s KC Concepcion.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026

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“Popularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popularity. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.

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