trending

verb

present participle of trend
1
as in leaning
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 curving
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 trending The TikTok edits, the outfit identification threads, the contestant rivalries trending on X by the end of an episode, all of it turns 60 minutes of passive viewing into a multi-platform conversation that runs all week. — Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026 Jennifer Lawrence, an acolyte of New York cool-girl ease, paired her graphic tee with similarly trending Bermuda shorts to run errands in the city. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 11 July 2026 Mike Snider is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 11 July 2026 National assessment scores, which are not yet out for this year, show that Florida’s eighth graders have been trending below the national average in math for the last few years. — Austin Horn july 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026 Take the look even further by pairing it with trending tones and techniques, like sheer jelly bases or watercolor renditions of your go-to berry. — Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 3 July 2026 The toe-ring sandal is trending this summer, and while this one technically doesn’t have a toe-ring, its strappy design comes pretty close. — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 26 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trending
  1. leaning
  2. curving
  3. tending
Verb
  • Post-Love Island USA, Terry and Tshnieder have actually been thriving, leaning into their messy onscreen breakup by collaborating on a humorous photoshoot that featured Terry throwing coffee in his face.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026
  • While some of Cooper’s videos openly criticize the left, the majority of her channel is dedicated to analyzing pop-culture topics with a right-leaning bent.
    — Avery Stone, Time, 14 July 2026
Definition of leaning
Verb
  • The route is winding and rolling, ducking inland through forest and prairie before curving back to hug the lake’s shoreline, with lots of turnoffs to stop and take in the views.
    — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 9 July 2026
  • His update on the C-cut began just below the chin, with extra lift at the roots and inward-curving lengths that narrowed toward the ends to create the illusion of a heart.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 July 2026
Definition of curving
Verb
  • How about a nice pair of casual slacks to wear while tending to your flowerbeds?
    — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2026
  • The work rests between the porch and the stoop and shows two women tending to their residence.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2026
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“Trending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trending. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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