trendsetting
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of trendsetting
1955–60; from the verb phrase set a trend; see -ing 2
Example Sentences
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The songs on this trendsetting fourth album are amorphous and crystalline, obsessed with finding beauty in the most faraway corners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2025
The brand said the new flavor contains a "one-two punch of tangy and sweet" and will further the "trendsetting and beloved taste of Sriracha for the next generation."
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2025
Even the trendsetting Carrie Bradshaw was onboard; in “And Just Like That…,” she moved from print journalism to the advice podcast “X, Y and Me,” before going solo.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2024
The bill would also bar the company from controlling TikTok’s secret sauce: the algorithm that feeds users videos based on their interests and has made the platform a trendsetting phenomenon.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 23, 2024
“We couldn’t have launched anywhere else but Ghent,” says Paul Florizoone, who founded the trendsetting Greenway brand 26 years ago.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 23, 2022
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