fashionability

Definition of fashionabilitynext
as in popularity
the state of enjoying widespread approval doesn't regard the fashionability of his fiction as prima facie evidence that it has no literary merit

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Noun
  • The landmark case is the first time the justices will consider whether the controversial practice of digital dragnets, which have grown in popularity among law enforcement with advances in technology, violate constitutional protections against unreasonable searches.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
  • In response to the recent popularity of matching sets, the pendulum is now swinging back the other way to favor more whimsical, unique outfits.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Osmon notes that critics called the music working-class rock before heartland rock came into vogue; the terms are sometimes treated as interchangeable, but heartland rock is in much wider use.
    Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2026
  • That’s also the trademark of Courtney (Balenciaga) Washington, a choreographer from the worlds of competition dance and vogue ballrooms.
    Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
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  • Zeilberger, meanwhile, is prepared to abandon mathematical ideals in favor of a mathematics that’s inherently messy — just like the world is.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
  • And on Wednesday, the House sped through less than two hours of debate and questions before voting in favor of the plan along party lines.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
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“Fashionability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fashionability. Accessed 3 May. 2026.

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