trendsetting

[trend-set-ing]

adjective

1. establishing or influencing a new trend or fashion.

Word History and Origins

Origin of trendsetting¹

1955–60; from the verb phrase set a trend; -ing ²

Example Sentences

The songs on this trendsetting fourth album are amorphous and crystalline, obsessed with finding beauty in the most faraway corners.

From Los Angeles Times

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

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

As it turns out, being the trendsetting popular kid could actually be genetic.

From Salon

Apple on Thursday disclosed its steepest quarterly decline in iPhone sales since the pandemic’s outset, deepening a slump that’s increasing the pressure on the trendsetting company to spruce up its products with more artificial intelligence.

From Seattle Times

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