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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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Hughton says conversations with potential new players from the diaspora tended not to involve persuasion.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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Dr Bose knows the family well, having tended to both of Abhay Gupta’s children since their birth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 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
Verb
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For the night, the singer leaned upon one of her favorite beauty signatures—an immovable red lip, hair up in a fishtail braid, tied up with a team-colors blue and orange ribbon.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
11 June 2026
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At the time of the injury, Chiefs vice president of sports medicine and performance Rick Burkholder provided a broad seven-to-11-month recovery timeline — and every update since has leaned optimistic.—
Pete Sweeney,
Kansas City Star,
11 June 2026
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Colorado broke a three-game losing streak and avoided getting swept by the A’s.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
15 June 2026
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For now, though, relief swept through financial markets worldwide.—
Stan Choe,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2026
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The steel-frame, 148-foot-tall tree in Vigo, Spain, rounded out the top five, according to the report.—
Kristine Hansen,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Dec. 2025
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New Delhi, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Cairo, Manila, Kolkata, and Seoul rounded out the top 10 largest megacities.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Trended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trended. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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