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 latter is especially true of the tiki mugs from Death & Co., the award-winning, trendsetting national cocktail bar with a foothold in the Arts District.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2024
As it turns out, being the trendsetting popular kid could actually be genetic.
From Salon • May 30, 2024
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
“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
Mayers released his last studio album four years ago, and like Rihanna has become as known for fashion trendsetting as he is for music.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2022
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