as in leader
one that takes the lead or sets an example
a closely watched trendsetter in women's fashions
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Recent Examples of trendsetter
This transformation signified wealth and status built to empower fashion-forward individuals as global trendsetters through the stories of their styles.
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Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin Like many a controversial Y2K trend, the useless hip belt has made its way back into the sartorial zeitgeist with trendsetters like Emily Ratajkowski and Dua Lipa reviving the aesthetic in recent seasons.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2025
The James Beard Awards announced their 2025 semifinalists Wednesday, with a dozen Oregon chefs, bars and restaurants in the running for the industry's premier recognition for tastemakers and trendsetters.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
These values have clearly resonated, with the brand being recognized as a trendsetter in modern home furnishings resulting in enthusiastic audiences across social media.
—Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
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Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin Like many a controversial Y2K trend, the useless hip belt has made its way back into the sartorial zeitgeist with trendsetters like Emily Ratajkowski and Dua Lipa reviving the aesthetic in recent seasons.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 24 Apr. 2025
The James Beard Awards announced their 2025 semifinalists Wednesday, with a dozen Oregon chefs, bars and restaurants in the running for the industry's premier recognition for tastemakers and trendsetters.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 22 Jan. 2025
These values have clearly resonated, with the brand being recognized as a trendsetter in modern home furnishings resulting in enthusiastic audiences across social media.
—Chris Gallagher, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trendsetter
Noun
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Trump 100 days: Former president's success created measuring stick for future leaders Poll: Trump loses trust on the economy as 100-day mark nears From Trump to Reagan: Their first 100 days Trump promised to improve the economy on Day 1.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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President Trump, Vice President Vance React to First American Pope Announcement World leaders across continents extended messages of hope, unity and spiritual solidarity Thursday after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
Noun
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The Oscar-winning artist last trod the boards 10 years ago, portraying DNA pioneer scientist Rosalind Franklin in Anna Ziegler’s play Photograph 51, directed by Michael Grandage.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
19 May 2025
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One of the pioneers of the English-only movement was Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa, a naturalized American who was born in Canada, to Japanese parents, in 1906.—
Graciela Mochkofsky,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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“Trendsetter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trendsetter. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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