as in vogue
the state of enjoying widespread approval
she wasn't a fan of the sudden popularity of skinny jeans and leggings
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Recent Examples of popularity
As their popularity took hold, vans filled with tourists began to arrive.
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ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
The 100th anniversary of Route 66 is boosting the popularity of nostalgic road trips along the 2,448-mile Mother Road.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Variations on this theme begin to pop up stateside in cookbooks like 1963’s Joys of Jell-O, and the recipe category grew in popularity in lockstep with the brand.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2026
In making this move, Hulu joins Netflix in testing out podcasts as another entertainment option for streaming subscribers, amid the popularity of video podcasts on YouTube.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026
The 100th anniversary of Route 66 is boosting the popularity of nostalgic road trips along the 2,448-mile Mother Road.
—Allison Tibaldi, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2026
Variations on this theme begin to pop up stateside in cookbooks like 1963’s Joys of Jell-O, and the recipe category grew in popularity in lockstep with the brand.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2026
In making this move, Hulu joins Netflix in testing out podcasts as another entertainment option for streaming subscribers, amid the popularity of video podcasts on YouTube.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for popularity
Noun
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But the play, in its effort to attract audiences, focuses on his support for Palestinians, which is very much in vogue among theater goers.—
Alan M. Dershowitz,
New York Daily News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Cozy crime is in vogue internationally and the show has been well received.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
Noun
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One measure of a diplomat is whether, even when world governance falls out of favor, states still open their doors to you.—
Karl Vick,
Time,
15 Apr. 2026
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Many Marylanders naively believed BGE was simply doing the community a favor.—
Torrey Snow,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Popularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popularity. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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