as in campaign
a series of activities undertaken to achieve a goal tried to get everyone on the bandwagon about forming a neighborhood cleanup

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Recent Examples of bandwagon Ready to board the max-cushion bandwagon? Sara Coughlin, SELF, 10 Mar. 2025 Niche publications are having a moment, and Faherty has jumped onto the bandwagon. Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 10 Mar. 2025 Celebrities have jumped on the bandwagon, too. Lex Harvey, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025 Furthermore, anyone not on the bandwagon is chided as being out of touch. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bandwagon
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Noun
  • The film focuses on Chisholm’s 1972 presidential campaign, marking the first time a Black candidate ran for a major party in American history.
    Keith Langston, People.com, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The Museum of Democracy houses the Wright Family Collection, the world’s largest collection of political campaign memorabilia.
    Richard Johnson, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • For instance, people often mistake a dog’s wagging tail as a sign of happiness, but the American Kennel Club suggests that the wagging movement only indicates that the dog is emotionally aroused.
    Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
  • Comment In the semi-twilight of tech rehearsal at the cavernous Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center, Tina Landau is scrutinizing the movement of lanterns.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Then there is the reality that neither Sanders nor Warren was ever able to attract significant numbers of voters of color to their crusades, a base crucial to winning the Democratic nomination.
    Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Thus is the folly of Trump’s crusade against DEI at universities.
    Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • This move is part of a broader push by the Trump administration to use government funding to enforce its political agenda in academic institutions.
    Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Discussions around a new tax bill are ongoing on Capitol Hill, but there does not currently appear to be any pointed push to remove the tax exemption on these bonds.
    Jesse Pound, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025

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“Bandwagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandwagon. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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