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trend

[trend] / trɛnd /
NOUN
flow, current
Synonyms
STRONGEST
direction movement tendency
STRONG
aim bearing bent bias course drift inclination leaning orientation progression run swing tenor wind
NOUN
style, fashion that is in favor
Synonyms
STRONGEST
thing
STRONG
craze cry fad furor look mode rage vogue
WEAK
in thing latest thing newest wrinkle

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This lack of competitive pressure from the public allows the downward trend to remain slow.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The S&P 500 breaking back above both trend lines will likely be interpreted as a bullish development by technical analysts.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

Three years ago it was named one of the prettiest places to do Christmas shopping by The Times newspaper and was praised for bucking the trend of struggling high streets.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

But another trend also came into focus: the continuing fall in labor-force participation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

To a greater extent than a human in a similar gathering, each rabbit, as he pursued his own fragment, was sensitive to the trend of the whole.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams