trendsetting

[ trend-set-ing ]

/ ˈtrɛndˌsɛt ɪŋ /

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adjective

establishing or influencing a new trend or fashion.

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Origin of trendsetting

1955–60; from the verb phrase set a trend;see -ing²

How to use trendsetting in a sentence

But Republican and Democratic parties have made efforts to reverse that trend.
Asian-Americans Are The New Florida|Tim Mak|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Some refugees wait for days on the ships before setting sail.
Ghost Ships of the Mediterranean|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
The trend is particularly concentrated in the coastal states where women are wealthier, more educated, and more liberal.
Men Will Someday Have Kids Without Women|Samantha Allen|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
By setting no goals, the player must find their own purpose.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST

As scientists followed these same people over time, however, a clear trend emerged.
Why Your New Year’s Diet Will Fail|Carrie Arnold|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now this setting up of an orderly law-abiding self seems to me to imply that there are impulses which make for order.
Children's Ways|James Sully
This judicial bent of the child is a curious one and often develops a priggish fondness for setting others morally straight.
Children's Ways|James Sully
In order not to weary your Majesty, I shall not dwell longer upon this, or spend time setting forth our losses.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
Setting aside timidity, we find that well-informed persons are sometimes‌ good listeners, but no talkers.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The Frenchman's blade scintillated in the setting sun around Haggard's more stiffly held weapon.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills

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