variants also trend-setters
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one that takes the lead or sets an example a closely watched trendsetter in women's fashions
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Recent Examples of trendsetters While the wide-leg denim trend is making way for slimmer styles in 2026, most fashion-forward celebs and trendsetters have doubled-down on baggy denim by letting their hems puddle to the ground, as if to viscerally reject any semblance of structure. —
Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2026 In 2015, the Jenner sisters proved to be the ultimate trendsetters in ensembles (and one bright blue wig) that had the internet buzzing. —Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 Here’s a look at how last year’s trendsetters have become this year’s segment leaders. —Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026 One of the early trendsetters of the women’s evolution in WWE, Paige’s in-ring career there ended in 2017 thanks to a serious neck injury. —Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 General curiosity, the drama between himself, Rihanna and Drake, and because Rocky has become one of the more underrated trendsetters in hip-hop. —Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026 Salomon Speedcross Trail Running Shoes Salomon sneakers are h-o-t right now, especially among the NYC trendsetters. —Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026 Thanks to several significant planetary shifts, fire signs Aries and Leo, and air signs Gemini and Aquarius will command the spotlight as trendsetters in 2026. —Maressa Brown, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026 Tina Blake, True Religion’s SVP design and brand image said that having trendsetters like Chalamet wearing True Religion means the brand is doing something right. —Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Apr. 2026 In 2015, the Jenner sisters proved to be the ultimate trendsetters in ensembles (and one bright blue wig) that had the internet buzzing. —Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026 Here’s a look at how last year’s trendsetters have become this year’s segment leaders. —Robert Duffer, AJC.com, 27 Mar. 2026 One of the early trendsetters of the women’s evolution in WWE, Paige’s in-ring career there ended in 2017 thanks to a serious neck injury. —Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026 General curiosity, the drama between himself, Rihanna and Drake, and because Rocky has become one of the more underrated trendsetters in hip-hop. —Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026 Salomon Speedcross Trail Running Shoes Salomon sneakers are h-o-t right now, especially among the NYC trendsetters. —Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 19 Jan. 2026 Thanks to several significant planetary shifts, fire signs Aries and Leo, and air signs Gemini and Aquarius will command the spotlight as trendsetters in 2026. —Maressa Brown, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026 Tina Blake, True Religion’s SVP design and brand image said that having trendsetters like Chalamet wearing True Religion means the brand is doing something right. —Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trendsetters
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Spain recently hosted a summit of global leaders from the left and center left.— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
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Such procedures are often left open for 24 hours, and the Cypriot presidency said that final approval could come on Thursday, when EU leaders are gathering for a summit in Cyprus.— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
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Commissioners McSlavkin and Ella Cross both questioned a historical mural in the tunnel, which includes controversial pioneers John Sutter and Peter Burnett, during the meeting.— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 25 Apr. 2026
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The musician was born in Los Angeles and was a third-generation creative; his grandparents Boris and Bessie Thomashefsky were pioneers of Yiddish theater, while his dad Ted Thomas was a producer at the Mercury Theater Company in New York.— Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
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