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as in tendencies
a prevailing or general movement or inclination
according to the survey, there's a growing trend for companies to run their own day-care centers for the benefit of employees
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as in crazes
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
still had a coat from the last trend for fake fur, when the material lined everything from boots to coats to bracelets
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as in tends
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 curves
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 trends
Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Mulroney, who grew up in a small Quebec town, had an ideological affinity with the emerging trends of privatization and deregulation in 1980s Anglo-American conservatism.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Tribeca Festival Lisboa programmer Fabio Martins sees originality and emotional truth going further to help Portuguese filmmakers reach international audiences than imitating popular trends in global cinema.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
While boot trends have been getting taller in recent years, plenty of ankle-height selections still made it onto our list of recs for this season.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2025
The fragmented results are expected to mirror broader trends across Europe, where far-right parties have surged in popularity but often struggled to translate that momentum into power.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Both spend an enormous time studying the internet and learning trends.
—Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
These diseases have persistently and stubbornly increased through the decades, through various dietary trends and public health interventions.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Based on previous trends, Season 6 could release sometime in the last few months of 2026, unless production takes longer given the international setting.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Nigel Chiwaya, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
Private companies still lag behind public companies on board diversity (although recent trends show public companies falling behind again too).
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2025
Mulroney, who grew up in a small Quebec town, had an ideological affinity with the emerging trends of privatization and deregulation in 1980s Anglo-American conservatism.
—Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
Tribeca Festival Lisboa programmer Fabio Martins sees originality and emotional truth going further to help Portuguese filmmakers reach international audiences than imitating popular trends in global cinema.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
While boot trends have been getting taller in recent years, plenty of ankle-height selections still made it onto our list of recs for this season.
—Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 28 Oct. 2025
The fragmented results are expected to mirror broader trends across Europe, where far-right parties have surged in popularity but often struggled to translate that momentum into power.
—Callum Sutherland, Time, 28 Oct. 2025
Both spend an enormous time studying the internet and learning trends.
—Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
These diseases have persistently and stubbornly increased through the decades, through various dietary trends and public health interventions.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 28 Oct. 2025
Based on previous trends, Season 6 could release sometime in the last few months of 2026, unless production takes longer given the international setting.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
Competition rises from the mid-40s in 2019 to 100 in much of 2021 and 2022, then trends down in 2024 and this year to a low of 32 in July.
—Nigel Chiwaya, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trends
Noun
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Darcy, who was Stelter’s colleague at CNN before co-founding the independent news outlet Status, lamented the recent tendencies of many large news organizations.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
25 Oct. 2025
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Your decision to grow them in containers makes sense as bulbs always make a lasting impression in dense container plantings and their garden takeover tendencies can be nullified.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Rainwater tends to gather along the road edges.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Oct. 2025
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Whitaker said that the community tends to ramp up donations during the months leading up to the holiday season.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Drawings of the Duffield Cave, as seen in the YouTube video, show that the section has a narrow entrance, then curves upward before flowing left, dropping down again and bending right before angling back up to a larger chamber.—
Mark Gray,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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It's got a wicked 27-inch QHD screen that curves perfectly around your eyeballs, which feels like your games are wrapping you up.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Like the tides, the house is designed for effortless movement and flow.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
27 Oct. 2025
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The crabs' migration is dictated by the moon and the tides, according to the park.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Fans will see Infinite sporting braids — dressed in all black with daring red leather gloves as he vogues and dances unapologetically in his glory.—
Amber Corrine,
VIBE.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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When the lines of a CME’s magnetic field and those of the Earth’s magnetic field are pointed in the opposite directions, the CME can unite with the Earth’s magnetosphere and fill it with vast quantities of solar energy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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However, Sunday also featured two teams clearly trending in opposite directions.—
Matthew Couden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Their shared enthusiasms are utterly sexless.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But as the battle between the NWSL and WSL for the title of women’s soccer’s top league rages, Thompson’s move across the pond won’t be the last salvo fired.—
Molly Geary,
Sportico.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Expect the list of targets to get longer tomorrow night as one of the most vital shows on TV rages on like a pissed off Eric Cartman.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Trends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trends. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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