: a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze
faddishly
adverb
faddishness
noun
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Noun (1)
She's always interested in the latest fads.
once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it
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Sarah Williams, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Avoid Crash Diets Countless dietary fads promise to boost your metabolism and manage your weight.
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The building that the Geffen Contemporary currently resides in was once a police car warehouse and is dedicated to showcasing the most cutting-edge fads in modern art.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 1 May 2025
All of this has, of course, an explanation, as well as clear results that show that this phenomenon is much more than a fad.
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Noun
Look at it as transformation, not a trend. Subscription boxes aren’t a fad.
—Sarah Williams, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Avoid Crash Diets Countless dietary fads promise to boost your metabolism and manage your weight.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 1 May 2025
The building that the Geffen Contemporary currently resides in was once a police car warehouse and is dedicated to showcasing the most cutting-edge fads in modern art.
—Mae Hamilton, AFAR Media, 1 May 2025
All of this has, of course, an explanation, as well as clear results that show that this phenomenon is much more than a fad.
—María Munsuri, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fad
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“Fad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fad. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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