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 Wells Fargo reiterates Tesla as underweight Wells says its checks show Tesla deliveries trended lower for July. Michael Bloom, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026 Pedestrian and bicyclist deaths both trended upward last year. Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026 Surveying the past decade, the game has trended up and up, first seriously gaining pace midway through 2020 into 2021. Adam Ismail, The Drive, 6 Aug. 2026 While the area has trended purple in recent years after favoring Republicans, Huizenga’s family has such deep roots in the region that a park in the district bears its name. Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026 His numbers have been elite this year and more importantly the stuff has trended up over the last couple months with huge gains on his fastball and secondaries. Eno Sarris, New York Times, 24 July 2026 The competitiveness of the Eastern Conference had already trended upward, as three of the last six champions have come from the East, including two in the last three years. Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 24 July 2026 Overall, oil prices trended 16% to 18% higher on Thursday compared to last week, and nearly 30% to 35% higher compared to last month. Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Continuing claims have trended at this level for about three months. Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
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Verb
  • Lieutenant Chuck Spencer called 911 for an ambulance while the child was being tended to, and the fire department said the baby is expected to be okay.
    Mike Darnay, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Reputedly outspoken and always ready with a quick laugh, Okuda was unusual in not being from Toyota’s founding Toyoda family, as the leadership at the world’s top automaker tended to be.
    ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In reality, the well may be drilled nearly 1 mile deep, and then curved by turning roughly 4 degrees every 100 feet.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The frontier is curved, as existing resources are less efficient for some outputs than others.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The other Zhang leaned into was incorporating the essence of Jean Grey and the character’s comic book ties to the Phoenix.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • If a system leaned too heavily on on-page textual signals, people could just overstuff their content with word bloat to artificially boost ranking.
    Alan Bradley, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In Ohio, power outages swept the state capital region, and at least one death was reported.
    CBS News, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But in 2024, rebels led by now-President Ahmed al-Sharaa swept across Syria in a lightning offensive that lasted less than two weeks.
    Kinda Makieh, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The dish is rounded out with buttermilk and sweet corn elements, including a crisp cornmeal sable and roasted corn white chocolate.
    Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And few nearby noticed when a man rounded the wall by the charging station and walked into the parking lot.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Trended.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trended. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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