1
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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2
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
After that, prices trended down, declining to $7,000 in September 2025.
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Melinda Yao, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Grocery goods also trended higher.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
The suburban county accounts for more than 85% of the vote and has trended to the left since 2016.
—Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Overnight hurricane models have trended closer and all show impacts on the island.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
While police statistics show that shootings have declined citywide, crime reports from the downtown core have trended upward.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
That may explain why the stock has trended lower over the past week.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
After a slow start, the Patriots defense has trended upward in the last few games with the return of corner Christian Gonzalez.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
But over the past year, Bay Area transit use has generally trended upward, while burgeoning, post-pandemic highway congestion has stabilized, said Sebastian Petty, a senior adviser for transportation policy at public policy research nonprofit SPUR.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Melinda Yao, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025
Grocery goods also trended higher.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
The suburban county accounts for more than 85% of the vote and has trended to the left since 2016.
—Isabella Volmert, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
Overnight hurricane models have trended closer and all show impacts on the island.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
While police statistics show that shootings have declined citywide, crime reports from the downtown core have trended upward.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
That may explain why the stock has trended lower over the past week.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 19 Oct. 2025
After a slow start, the Patriots defense has trended upward in the last few games with the return of corner Christian Gonzalez.
—Ted Nguyen, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
But over the past year, Bay Area transit use has generally trended upward, while burgeoning, post-pandemic highway congestion has stabilized, said Sebastian Petty, a senior adviser for transportation policy at public policy research nonprofit SPUR.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trended
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Puma was previously very reliant on wholesale but Hoeld saw this as harmful to the brand’s image as larger retailers tended to discount too heavily.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Howard’s sweet personality, too, tended to go a bit sour at times.—
Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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The style is striking, with wooden ceiling panels curved like rock formations and plenty of nods to the natural world in the form of stone, more wood and bronze.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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My typing finger is totally bent, totally curved, from all these books.—
Jordan Runtagh,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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While Virginia has leaned Democratic in recent presidential elections, its gubernatorial contests have often defied national trends.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Across town, Mark Fontana leaned over a slab of granite in a monument manufacturing shop located right next to the Italian cemetery, full of headstones in various stages, giant stone cutting machines, diamond-grinders and a room for sandblasting headstones.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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On the opposite coast, Hurricane Melissa swept through Montego Bay, in Jamaica’s north.—
Avery Schmitz,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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Around 2016, Gilligan imagined a basis for a story in which peace and solidarity suddenly swept the globe.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Since then, Congress is considering a bill to formalize the end of the penny and require transactions to be rounded to the nearest nickel.—
Alexander Coolidge,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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Joey Logano and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Trended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trended. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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