trends

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

Example Sentences

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This isn’t all that uncommon: Trends crop up in filmmaking all the time, as potential narratives emerge from real-life events and cultural obsessions.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The Employment Trends Index, or ETI, rose to 105.77 in April, from a downwardly revised reading of 105.52 in March.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Figures for the proportion of UK-wide electricity coming from low carbon sources are in the Energy Trends publication on the last Thursday of each quarter of the year, giving figures for the previous quarter.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Trends released by the Election Commission of India on Monday showed BJP leading in 176 out of 294 seats in West Bengal.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

The music forum RockNet on CompuServe has a section called Trends.

From The Online World by De Presno, Odd