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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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as in curved
to turn away from a straight line or course
the river trends east, then west again, forming an oxbow
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Recent Examples of trended
Lake Tahoe’s water clarity has reached a plateau, showing no significant long-term improvement or decline, even as the annual average has trended downward over the past several decades.
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Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Consumer price index, change from one year earlier Inflation has trended up since the start of the year, tied largely to rising energy costs and fuel prices.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 10 June 2026
The split was immediate, as a large share of social media and several critics framed the move as a kind of digital resurrection that the dead can’t consent to, and Tupac trended for the wrong reasons.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Remsing, meanwhile, said that commodity-sensitive currencies like the Norwegian krone, Australian dollar and Brazilian real have also trended strongly as the de-dollarization theme petered out and the euro was weakened by the war.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Lingering spotty storms possible Sunday, heat continues With the faster arrival of showers and storms Saturday night, Sunday's forecast has trended a bit drier.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Former Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky noted that late-arriving ballots have historically trended more Democratic and progressive than those counted first.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 June 2026
Trump’s approval rating has been net negative for roughly a year and has trended more negative in recent months.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Those tweaks trended up through two rounds and then absolutely shined against Colorado.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026
Consumer price index, change from one year earlier Inflation has trended up since the start of the year, tied largely to rising energy costs and fuel prices.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 10 June 2026
The split was immediate, as a large share of social media and several critics framed the move as a kind of digital resurrection that the dead can’t consent to, and Tupac trended for the wrong reasons.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Remsing, meanwhile, said that commodity-sensitive currencies like the Norwegian krone, Australian dollar and Brazilian real have also trended strongly as the de-dollarization theme petered out and the euro was weakened by the war.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 5 June 2026
Lingering spotty storms possible Sunday, heat continues With the faster arrival of showers and storms Saturday night, Sunday's forecast has trended a bit drier.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Former Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky noted that late-arriving ballots have historically trended more Democratic and progressive than those counted first.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 3 June 2026
Trump’s approval rating has been net negative for roughly a year and has trended more negative in recent months.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 2 June 2026
Those tweaks trended up through two rounds and then absolutely shined against Colorado.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trended
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Data from the report also indicated that streaming films with at least somewhat diverse casts tended to outperform in terms of audience and social media engagement.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Before Jupiter loomed onto the scene, material in the disk tended to flow outward, carrying its stores of phosphorus and nitrogen with them.—
Kiona N. Smith,
Space.com,
17 June 2026
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Mechanical design shift Traditional stellarators require complex, curved three-dimensional magnetic coils to contain plasma.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
10 June 2026
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Map an Outline A cut lawn edge can be curved or straight.—
Megan Hughes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
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Nearly a quarter of Canada’s population was born somewhere else and Herdman leaned into that diversity.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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The best scent picks at Dollar Tree Dollar Tree has leaned into the body mist trend with a rotating lineup of SPA Luxury sprays that mimic the soft, layered fragrances popular on social media.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Miami Herald,
18 June 2026
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Tornados hit an area northwest of Pittsburgh after storms swept through much of Western and Central Pennsylvania the previous evening, the National Weather Service confirmed on June 15.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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For now, though, relief swept through financial markets worldwide.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Minutes later, a black party bus rounded the corner.—
Danielle Dorsey,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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Tyler Adams and Sergiño Dest rounded out the top five, tied at $7 million.—
Justin Birnbaum,
Sportico.com,
11 June 2026
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“Trended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trended. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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