Thesaurus results for COUNTERTREND

countertrend

noun

Definition of countertrend

as in countercurrent

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Recent Examples of countertrend That warning has coincided with a countertrend, as consumers and collectors appear to place greater value on things made by human hands. — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026 This countertrend strength comes within a multiyear downtrend, but the cyclical upmove appears to have staying power. — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 8 June 2026 In a travel landscape where nearly every detail can be planned, controlled, and optimized, a quiet countertrend is emerging—one that celebrates the unknown. — Ashley Kennedy, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2025 The Public Safety Partnership report noted that Cleveland saw a countertrend in violent crime during the last two decades. — Adam Ferrise, cleveland, 7 July 2020

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Noun

But there is an alarming countercurrent that makes the coming release more ominous.

— Craig S. Smith, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Still, some of the most standout moments at Coachella 2026 seemed almost indifferent to that logic, suggesting that — as music is wont to do — a countercurrent may be bubbling up.

— Andrea Domanick, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026

Definition of countercurrent

Noun

The Aries Full Moon illuminates your private 12th house, bringing an old emotion, habit, memory, or attachment closer to the surface.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Your routines and health habits are under a microscope, urging you to consider what is no longer sustainable.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of habit

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In their nine years together, Leigh had often thought of Beck as a kind of charming insectoid alien in a human suit learning Earth customs.

— Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Standout features The free version includes a custom budget, manual expense tracking and a savings-goals tracker.

— Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of custom

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Because Bridges’ honeysuckle tenor lends itself so naturally to early-Sixties soul, Bridges got pegged as a Sam Cooke incarnate with his 2015 debut Coming Home.

— Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
But such publicity can take on a different tenor in the current era, Professor Braccia says, because of the rapid spread of information online.

— Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of tenor

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Elsewhere, La DoubleJ fully leans into the trend with a geometric feather-print dress, while Zimmermann’s flowing, graphic pattern takes a more contemporary approach.

— Corinne Pierre-Louis, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2026
Charli XCX‘s take on the dark glamour trend in custom Saint Laurent brought a healthy dose of sensuality to the MTV VMAs 2026 arrival carpet on Sunday night at Los Angeles’s Peacock Theater.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of trend

Noun

Set the scene Beyond the majestic main building, which sits on one of the endless curves of the Amalfi road, there are two new villas in addition to an older one, the beautiful Romeo e Giulietta.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Wells has the clearest near-term opportunity to benefit from higher rates, but the yield curve isn’t a major part of our thesis.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of curve

Noun

The series of hurricanes comes as the weather phenomenon El Niño prompts major environmental shifts across the world, fueling drought in some areas and flooding in others.

— MEGAN JANETSKY, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Fleek, which sells wholesale secondhand clothing to resellers, has a commercial interest in that shift.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

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