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as in fashionable
enjoying widespread favor or approval
an actor who was popular in the 1970s
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as in conventional
accepted, used, or practiced by most people
the popular custom of exchanging greeting cards during the holiday season
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as in general
held by or applicable to a majority of the people
popular opinion on that issue has changed dramatically over the years
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as in democratic
of, relating to, or favoring political democracy
a truly popular revolution, not one that replaced one dictatorship with another
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as in affordable
being within the financial means of most people
from their inception, DVDs were designed to be sold directly to consumers at popular prices
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as in cheap
costing little
we also have the popular models, for those who prefer not to invest too much in a new TV
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Recent Examples of popular
In recent years, stablecoins have also become popular for their ability to pay users interest for simply holding them – however, that interest payment is typically an incentive offered by exchanges like Coinbase or Kraken or wallet operators rather than the stablecoin issuer itself.
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
As living conditions in Gaza have worsened considerably after Oct. 7, due to the continued war and lack of access to food and other essentials, Hamas gradually became less popular.
—Khalil Shikaki, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
The movie is a big-screen version of Netflix’s popular kids series, whose 11th season debuted on the streamer in February.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
The popular Netflix series hit fans with a bit of a twist in season 4 by introducing its main character Emily (played by Lily Collins) to Rome, taking her away from Paris for the first time.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Tanaya MacHeel, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
As living conditions in Gaza have worsened considerably after Oct. 7, due to the continued war and lack of access to food and other essentials, Hamas gradually became less popular.
—Khalil Shikaki, Time, 2 Apr. 2025
The movie is a big-screen version of Netflix’s popular kids series, whose 11th season debuted on the streamer in February.
—Nancy Tartaglione, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
The popular Netflix series hit fans with a bit of a twist in season 4 by introducing its main character Emily (played by Lily Collins) to Rome, taking her away from Paris for the first time.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for popular
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For example, one of the male characters in the story named Dingley will wear two vests on top of one other, which Reynoso said was inspired by the early 2000s clothing trend when fashionable young men wore two layered Polo shirts with their collars popped up.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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Whistler elongates the fashionable figures into letter openers, and life into a series of dinner invitations to be sliced open.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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However, the settlement is far from conventional in several ways.—
Joe Sabin,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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So close yet so far, Placer County, where Blue Lives Matter meets balayage, felt like the right location to artificially return my fortysomething face to a state of more conventional youthful attractiveness.—
Sarah Miller,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2025
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The University of Utah officially announced the hiring of Sacramento Kings assistant general manager Wes Wilcox on Wednesday.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Nash retired from basketball in 2014 but then served as the general manager for the Canadian men's national team and became the coaching consultant with the Golden State Warriors.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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Sinema’s posts are another sign of the fracture in the Democratic party’s approach to legislative measures.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Senate passed a six-month spending bill Friday night, overcoming Democratic opposition to approve the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed into law.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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Perhaps most significantly, in a very price conscious market, the platform maintained its affordable pricing strategy despite the temptation to raise rates after combining two major content libraries.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2025
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The press conference starts like any other: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is grilled on everything from affordable housing and war in the Middle East to his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Numerous territories across the globe including in Europe, Australia and Canada have solidified these as streaming services take advantage of their cheaper production hubs.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
3 Apr. 2025
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In the early 1970s, the widespread availability of cheap, preformed fiberglass pools meant the rate of young children drowning soared.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
3 Apr. 2025
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Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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Kosinski’s favorite part of the women’s art exhibition has been getting to know the artists and discovering how connected the local art community is to one another.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
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Several key figures - see Kevin de Bruyne, Ilkay Gundogan and Kyle Walker - are now into the twilights of their respective careers and so Guardiola’s team have been unable to play its usual style of high-energy, high-intensity soccer.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Three times in the past week, and six since Trump took office a little more than two months ago, the Justice Department has asked the conservative-majority high court to step into cases much earlier than usual.—
Time,
Time,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Popular.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/popular. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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