as in stylish
being in the latest or current fashion
a chic new hairstyle that makes her look very sophisticated
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as in trend
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time
mockumentaries are the latest filmmaking chic
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Recent Examples of chic
Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
Wine and dine in the low light of design staples like the Flowerpot by Verner Panton and Louis Poulsen’s Panthella, or equally chic picks from the likes of Anthropologie and Rejuvenation.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Mar. 2026
Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Zendaya kicked off Paris Fashion Week by sending tongues wagging in bridal white chic.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The foundation of all chic spring capsule wardrobes to come.
—Laura Jackson, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2026
Wine and dine in the low light of design staples like the Flowerpot by Verner Panton and Louis Poulsen’s Panthella, or equally chic picks from the likes of Anthropologie and Rejuvenation.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
The jet set’s arrival in 1966 made Marrakesh synonymous with hashish-haze chic, yet the glossy-magazine pictures of Yves Saint Laurent in his garden and Talitha Getty on her rooftop were barely a prelude to the barrage of social media posts to come.
—Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2026
Zendaya kicked off Paris Fashion Week by sending tongues wagging in bridal white chic.
—Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chic
Adjective
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The ballet flat silhouette is stylish.—
Alex Sales,
Glamour,
27 Mar. 2026
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Set in a secluded Catalonian villa, the irksomely stylish story centers on a rich family living in insulated excess until an outsider disrupts their precarious peace.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Eco effort Six Senses has long held the mantle for being ahead of the sustainability trend, and in Rome, the property was built to incorporate their ethos.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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Just the same, the flip side of this is that baseball is notoriously fickle and often deceptive from one day to the next, with the line between coincidence and trend ever-blurry.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Like a quality watch, gold necklaces are timeless accessories — living outside of the trend cycle while appearing around the necks of society’s most fashionable year in and year out, no matter the season.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
31 Mar. 2026
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However, this rigorous standard aligns with her upbringing in 1950s Compton, where her parents kept an organic vegetable garden long before the term was fashionable.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
29 Mar. 2026
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The latests forecasts show a new round of storm systems will increase rain chances across much of Northern California and the Central Valley in the coming days.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Feb. 2026
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These latests features are designed for enterprises who want to integrate their AI technology with either existing Salesforce data or even their own data.—
Gene Marks,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The ship is thoughtfully designed to allow for ample space so guests do not feel overcrowded, even in the most happening spots.—
Susan Barnes,
Southern Living,
10 Dec. 2025
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While the overarching trend for fall is still lowest maintenance possible, there's a bit more happening than your typical sunny blondes and balayage brunettes.—
Bella Cacciatore,
Glamour,
2 Sep. 2020
Noun
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This makes the keyboard bigger than what's currently en vogue among mechanical-keyboard enthusiasts.—
Aubrey Jowers,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2026
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One team that doesn’t play the same brand of big bully ball that’s increasingly en vogue but is looking for its third championship in four years.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Labubus made popular by celebrities Olivia Attwood, Simone Biles and others joined in on the 2025 Labubu craze, contributing to its popularity.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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The craze of public companies that once sought to mimic Strategy by stocking up on bitcoin as a company treasury asset were the essence of the crypto market last summer.—
Tanaya Macheel,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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If the creation of fiction is a layered endeavor—if premise, plot, style, and so on are to some extent separable—then must all the layers be made by the same individual?—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The styles have polarized lenses and feature 100% UVA/UVB protection.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Chic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chic. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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