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

Looking for a solution to a nagging health issue or bad habit?

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Differing opinions, interests, schedules, habits, and cleanliness standards can all stack up to turn what was supposed to be a fun group trip into something entirely the opposite.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of habit

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While working at a New York City hedge fund, Marchitelli started an Instagram account in his downtime by posting (mostly headless) images of himself in a variety of custom suits.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
The Spanish government will also ask the EU to recognize Ceuta and Melilla as outermost regions of the bloc, a special designation that allows territories that are separate from mainland Europe to join the EU customs union, said Sánchez.

— Jack Guy, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of custom

Noun

Ford offers an intimate yet analytical cross-section of a milieu, of a way of life that’s inseparable from the characters’ professional activities and which sets the movie’s emotional tenor.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026
Broadway star Mauricio Martínez leads a cast that also includes Casey Elliott, a founding member of the tenor group GENTRI.

— Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026

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Here are a few more tips from our experts on raising a self-sufficient child in the face of the snowplow parenting trend.

— Cheryl Maguire, Parents, 1 Sep. 2026
Also in Shanghai, and increasingly elsewhere, brands continue to favor the slow pop-up model over a long-term real estate commitment due to not only the uncertain outlook, but the incredibly fast churn of market trends.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of trend

Noun

Treasury yields moved lower across the curve on Thursday, as traders look ahead to key services and jobs data for more insights into the domestic economic picture following a sharp sell-off in global bond markets.

— Hugh Leask, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Here was this fit, so daring and so specific, that clung to the curves of our legs like cellophane.

— Jane Herman, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of curve

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The July hack by rogue OpenAI autonomous agents on open-source developer platform Hugging Face accelerated the shift and proved that the era of advanced AI hacks had arrived.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
Research has shown that long hours, additional shifts, and overlapping work tasks can shorten a project’s timeline—but only to a point.

— Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 5 Sep. 2026

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