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trend
noun
verb
A general direction in which something tends to move
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noun
A general direction in which something tends to move
“The shoreward tendency of the current”
noun
General line of orientation
“The river takes a southern course”
noun
A general tendency to change (as of opinion)
“Not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book”
noun
The popular taste at a given time
“Leather is the latest vogue”
verb
Turn sharply; change direction abruptly
“The car cut to the left at the intersection”
verb
To be temporarily popular
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The shoreward tendency of the current
The trend of the stock market
The river takes a southern course
The northeastern trend of the coast
Not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book
A broad movement of the electorate to the right
Leather is the latest vogue
He followed current trends
The 1920s had a style of their own
The car cut to the left at the intersection
The motorbike veered to the right
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