trend
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2.3
- noun
- /trɛnd/
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tendencia
- The thin colored lines show trends for individual countries from 1980 to 2003.
- current trends
- emerging trends
- increasing trend
How do you know when a trend stops being a trend?
- How do you know when a trend stops being a trend?
- The general theme I would suggest is that all trends are overrated.
- Eyebrows are very, very much subject to trends, and trends keep changing.
- But for the most part, this trend is so explosive.
- Really our next trend is getting darker.
- And it leans in to the maxi dress trend that is here to stay.
- And so more and more the, the trend is to go open space.
- And I think that's the kind of general trend of where that's going.
- Let's talk about this latte makeup trend AK the brown Smokey eye.
- So, so you're going to potentially see a trend of doubling.
Examples
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Books are so slow that by the time you notice a trend, it's likely over.
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But for the most part, this trend is so explosive.
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How do you know when a trend stops being a trend?
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And we see that as an increasing trend in tackling problems.
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And so I'm going to try to continue that trend going forward.
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Why do we see some clothing trends come back into style?
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Small changes make it difficult to interpret the trend in a meaningful way.
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Eyebrows are very, very much subject to trends, and trends keep changing.
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The knowledge-based economy is a newly implemented trend in the field of education in Jordan.
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Many companies are adapting to the new social media trend of engaging with their audiences directly.
Synonyms
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3.4
A distinctive way people dress or behave that shows taste
488
1.0
A popular style of clothes and how people look
316
2.8
A usual way of behaving, thinking, or changing
280
1.1
The way something develops or changes over time
141
3.4
A general change in what people think or do
22
5.3
A style or idea that is fashionable now
21
4.0
A slow change in opinions or policies over time
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
9
3.5
A straight line on a graph showing the general direction of data points
- Specialized
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4.9
A general direction of change in a species or group over many generations
- NSFW
A fashion style among young women in the UK with bright colours and shiny jewellery
- Texting
A central website or app where popular online content spreads quickly
- Specialized
A way to predict future numbers by following patterns in past data
- Slur
A trend where young people say they want to have anorexia to look very thin
How Widespread
Surface Forms
Etymology
Trend comes from an old word that meant 'to turn' or 'to move in a direction', like the everyday word turn. So a trend is a general direction in which things are changing.