trended

past tense of trend
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as in tended
to show a liking or proneness (for something) during the winter our school system trends toward canceling school at the drop of a hat—or at least a snowflake

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Recent Examples of trended But Goldman Sachs said retail investors’ share of S&P 500 trading volume has trended down from its peak nearly a year ago. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026 Consumer spending, which accounts for about two-thirds of the US economy, has trended lower in recent months as the boost from bigger tax returns faded and higher energy costs took a bite out of people’s paychecks. — Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026 Interest rates generally trended lower for nearly four decades. — Alex Shahidi, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Still, California home insurance premiums have trended below the national average for decades. — Ava Hu, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026 The demand for cross-border retail options has increased as the number of people studying abroad has trended upward, with studies showing a 6% increase in study abroad students between 2023 and 2024. — Karen Koehler, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026 Yet, since 1999, when the pest control programs started, state funding has trended downward, state figures show. — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026 The Chiefs haven’t adapted as defenses have trended toward two deep safeties and light boxes. — Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026 Cool-girl labels like The Row, Proenza Schouler, and Fforme have all released their takes on the heelless silhouette, and the effect is gorgeous—a luxe, eye-catching update to the sock boots that trended a decade ago. — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 3 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trended
Verb
  • Archaeologists have tended to look at the paintings in these burial chambers as two-dimensional images to analyze.
    — Jacqueline Ortoleva, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In the team’s earlier design, the very soft fibrin gel tended to wrinkle as the muscle cells pulled against it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The Lucas Museum of Narrative Art’s central plaza, which spreads out beneath the building’s curved, hovering form, was always meant to be a generous civic space.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The signature curved heel from the designer’s Larroudé past collections returns, but this time also in a kitten heel iteration.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • What’s Happening Hollister leaned into the moment Gen Z handed it.
    — Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The president’s 2024 campaign leaned into crypto to attract young men, a demographic that is deserting Republicans in the midterms.
    — Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Panic swept through the Irkutsk region of eastern Siberia this weekend following the death of Darya Shipilova, a 28-year-old laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Record heat swept much of the continent, leading to tens of thousands of excess deaths.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Netflix has rounded out the series regular cast for its college hockey romance drama series Icebreaker, based on Hannah Grace‘s bestselling novel.
    — Denise Petski, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The collection was rounded out by footwear provided by fellow niche label Michel Piza, designed by Mexican talent Paola Michel Piza.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

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

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