trendsetting
[ trend-set-ing ]
/ ˈtrɛndˌsɛt ɪŋ /
adjective
establishing or influencing a new trend or fashion.
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Origin of trendsetting
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for trendsetting
As early as 2005, trendsetting San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom called it a “fundamental right.”