as in vogue
the state of enjoying widespread approval
she wasn't a fan of the sudden popularity of skinny jeans and leggings
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Recent Examples of popularity
The rise in popularity of women's basketball has been coming for years, but the emergence of multiple popular rookies in the WNBA has sent it over the edge.
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Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025
Ninomiya’s megastar popularity takes on a new shape when placed within these hyper-reflective, Unreal Engine-esque walls.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 23 May 2025
OnlyFans was founded in Britain in 2016 and exploded in popularity during Covid lockdowns.
—Michael Barclay, Quartz, 23 May 2025
With Mars and your celestial ruler, Venus, dancing through the fire, your relationships and connections intensify, as this seductive synergy turns up the heat, romantically and in terms of your popularity.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for popularity
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Could players who know how to win ugly but get results become in vogue?—
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Mumford & Sons, Rushmere At a moment when folk-rock is back in vogue, Mumford & Sons, perhaps the movement’s biggest breakthrough act in the early 2010s, has returned with an album that gestures toward the band’s past while not abiding by its boundaries.—
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In November 2024, Drake lost $355,000 when betting on the Mike Tyson-Logan Paul fight in Tyson's favor, according to FTW.—
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Roberts pointed to the Sparks’ need for growth in leadership and discipline — qualities that faded as the game shifted in the Lynx’s favor.—
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“Popularity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popularity. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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