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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
After a slow start, the Patriots defense has trended upward in the last few games with the return of corner Christian Gonzalez.
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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
Virginia has trended Democratic in recent presidential elections but saw Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin secure a narrow victory in 2021, signaling the state’s battleground status.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The rainfall forecast has trended down since Saturday.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
These three fears have all trended downward by two to three percentage points since last year, according to the survey.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
While late-night ratings have trended downward in recent years, Kimmel actually leads late-night in the key 18-49-year-old demographic, according to recent stats from LateNighter.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
The hashtag #Emmys trended at number one in the United States for seven consecutive hours and remained in the top ten for eleven hours.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
All of those numbers have trended down since then, including the worst numbers this past season.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
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
Virginia has trended Democratic in recent presidential elections but saw Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin secure a narrow victory in 2021, signaling the state’s battleground status.
—Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The rainfall forecast has trended down since Saturday.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2025
These three fears have all trended downward by two to three percentage points since last year, according to the survey.
—Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
While late-night ratings have trended downward in recent years, Kimmel actually leads late-night in the key 18-49-year-old demographic, according to recent stats from LateNighter.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Sep. 2025
The hashtag #Emmys trended at number one in the United States for seven consecutive hours and remained in the top ten for eleven hours.
—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
All of those numbers have trended down since then, including the worst numbers this past season.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trended
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These lessons also tended to focus on heroes and holidays rather than deeper explorations of understanding civics through multiple perspectives.—
Robert Maloy,
The Conversation,
17 Oct. 2025
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Newcomers tended to watch the show, not participate.—
Jeff Pearlman,
Rolling Stone,
17 Oct. 2025
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At an altitude of 625 kilometers, an 18-meter reflector — even if optimally curved to focus that light down onto the Earth’s surface — would create a spot of light just-under 6 km across on Earth’s surface.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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This Samsung Odyssey curved monitor deal sets you up with pro visuals at a much friendlier $179 price tag on Walmart.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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More recently, the trend has leaned even more surreal, even into the grotesque.—
Emily Johnson,
Architectural Digest,
18 Oct. 2025
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Toyota leaned hard into heritage styling cues, adding those tri-color red, orange and yellow stripes that are a nod back to Baja racing.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
18 Oct. 2025
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Sparked by outside hitter Norah Schweitzer, Westford Academy swept Dual County League opponent Concord-Carlisle, 3-0.—
Kristina Banahan,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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The Dodgers, swept by the Milwaukee Brewers in the regular season series, are poised to reverse that with one more swipe of the broom on Friday night.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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Holdover titles otherwise rounded out the top of the box office charts.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
12 Oct. 2025
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America has rounded into week two of a government shutdown with no mention so far of an end date.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Trended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trended. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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