: a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze
faddishly
adverb
faddishness
noun
Examples of fad in a Sentence
Noun (1)
She's always interested in the latest fads.
once the fad for that kind of music had passed, nobody would have been caught dead listening to it
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Gregory Crawford, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The bride-to-bin fashion fad showed remarkable durability.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
The findings underscore the risks of hopping on health fads fueled by social media, Rotenberg said.
—Alisa Hrustic, Health, 26 May 2025
The issue of identity is not just a fad but becomes a fact of self-determination — in this context, Dahomey’s flaws are instructive for this moment when race and gender exploitation runs rampant and unchecked.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 May 2025
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Noun
This success contrasts with the cautionary tale of the photo film industry, where some companies clung to their legacy of print photography and failed to embrace convenient, immediate, shareable digital images customers craved as the future rather than a fad.
—Gregory Crawford, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
The bride-to-bin fashion fad showed remarkable durability.
—Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 May 2025
The findings underscore the risks of hopping on health fads fueled by social media, Rotenberg said.
—Alisa Hrustic, Health, 26 May 2025
The issue of identity is not just a fad but becomes a fact of self-determination — in this context, Dahomey’s flaws are instructive for this moment when race and gender exploitation runs rampant and unchecked.
—Armond White, National Review, 16 May 2025
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“Fad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fad. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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