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noun ADJ. strong | consistent, constant, steady | accelerating, growing, increasing | underlying Despite this month's disappointing figures, the underlying trend is healthy. | dominant, main, major, prevailing | gradual | clear, marked | general | apparent, discernible | global, national, international, universal, worldwide | wider The increase in crime in London was just part of a wider trend. | positive, upward | downward, negative | contrary, opposite | healthy, welcome | adverse, dangerous, disturbing, unfortunate, worrying | fashion | demographic, population | cultural, social | evolutionary, historical | economic, market | growth, inflationary The latest figures show a clear growth trend in the service sector. VERB + TREND begin, create, set, start In the 1960s, Britain set the fashion trends. | continue | follow We are following the American trend towards more flexible working conditions. | reinforce | buck, counteract, go against efforts to buck the current downward trend in sales | reverse | halt | detect, notice | indicate, reflect, show, suggest The data indicates a trend towards earlier retirement. TREND + VERB develop, emerge | continue | indicate sth, reflect sth, suggest sth Current trends suggest that car traffic will continue to grow. | grow PREP. ~ away from a trend away from narrow specialization | ~ for A trend for romance and nostalgia has emerged. | ~ in future trends in the volume of employment | ~ towards the trend towards privatization
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trend
adjectives
a recent/new trend
• He wrote an article attacking many recent trends in education.
the current/latest trend
• If current trends continue, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere will double by the year 2030.
a general trend
(= one followed by most people or happening in most places )
• There was a general trend towards marriage at a younger age.
a growing/increasing/rising trend
• a growing trend towards globalization in world markets
an alarming/worrying/disturbing trend
• I have detected a worrying trend of late.
the underlying/long-term trend
(= the trend over a long period of time )
• The underlying trend is for rich economies to get richer.
a downward/upward trend
(= a tendency for something to increase or decrease )
• The downward trend in population growth was not seen as a problem.
economic/market trends
• This forecast is based on current economic trends.
the national trend
• Crime rates in Manchester bucked the national trend.
the international/world-wide/global trend
• the global trend towards intensive farming
verbs
reverse a trend
(= make something start to change back )
• He succeeded in reversing the downward trend of the railway’s fortunes.
buck the trend
(= do something that is not what is generally happening )
• The recession may still be biting, but video games company Nintendo continues to buck the trend.
follow a trend
• Divorce rates in Scotland are following the general trend.
start a trend
• The young started a trend toward living in the downtown area.
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