trended

verb

past tense of trend
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 Gold prices have trended downward for much of this year, marking a stark turnaround from the conditions that occurred late last year, when the price of gold hit record highs several times. — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 13 July 2026 This metric, which is operating expenses divided by net revenue, has trended in the wrong direction for the last two quarters. — Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 13 July 2026 Yet, since 1999, state funding has trended downward, state figures show. — Lizzie Kane july 9, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026 Over the past several decades, home prices have trended mostly higher. — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 June 2026 Still, Congress has trended in the opposite direction, with last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act showering new tax cuts on workers and Social Security recipients. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 28 June 2026 Fades by Diesel and Balenciaga have a blurred and ombre effect, signaling a shift away from the dirty tints and washes that have trended in recent seasons. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 June 2026 Kotkaniemi’s typically inconsistent offensive numbers trended hard in the wrong direction, too. — Chris Johnston, New York Times, 24 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trended
  1. tended
  2. curved
  3. leaned
  4. swept
  5. rounded
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  • Fiercely protective of their culture, and almost uniquely self-sustaining within the wider UK dance-music scene, jungle and drum’n’bass have long tended to exist in their own siloed enclave.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
  • In conservative places like Mérida, the names tended toward Holy Virgin and the Trinity.
    — Stephania Taladrid, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
Definition of tended
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  • Long before curved, sculptural homes became a fixture of luxury real estate, French architect Claude Misbach was experimenting with the idea on the Mediterranean coast.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 9 July 2026
  • The bigger the mass and the closer to that mass the light passes, the more its path is curved.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 July 2026
Definition of curved
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  • Yamal has just one goal in this tournament, a nod to an approach that has leaned into the quality of the group as much as any individual brilliance.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • Sotheby’s leaned heavily on the Robert Mnuchin Collection, the Lewis Collection and other major estates.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of leaned
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  • The Lake County Sheriff's Office conducted door-to-door notifications and swept through different trails throughout the evacuation zone.
    — Alexandra Fine, ABC News, 14 July 2026
  • The fever for the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament, the largest, most expansive in the competition’s 96-year history, has swept North America.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of swept
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  • Trent Grisham rounded third and headed for home on Ben Rice’s one-out double off the wall.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • The ensemble cast is rounded out by Kennedi Butler, McKenzie Hays, Tiegen Fryberger and Zelalem Oestreich.
    — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 17 July 2026
Definition of rounded

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