Definition of bandwagonnext
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 When the Yanks are chasing history, even Denver’s soccer agnostics are looking for a shotgun seat on the bandwagon. Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 2 July 2026 Shades of copper continue to be among 2026’s trending hair colors—with Daisy Edgar-Jones now hopping on the (very shiny) bandwagon. Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 23 June 2026 Porsche inadvertently kicked off the trend with the Cayenne, Lamborghini followed later with the Urus, and even Ferrari hopped aboard the bandwagon with the Purosangue. Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 2 July 2026 There are also established political parties that have jumped on the xenophobia bandwagon, anti-immigrant vitriol is all over TikTok, and fake news is spreading like wildfire on social media. Kate Bartlett, NPR, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bandwagon
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Noun
  • Many artists have featured the phrase on social media, turning it into an unofficial campaign to support Mexico.
    Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
  • Not the way the Hawks would have wanted to open their Summer League campaign.
    Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Noun
  • An emphasis on wellness means not only pampering spa treatments but advanced health tech, movement, and meditation sessions over an entire floor.
    Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
  • Sinlaku’s slow movement (in contrast to Bavi) worsened impacts by keeping destructive winds and torrential rain over the islands for hours, rather than moving through quickly.
    Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • That conversion and conquest crusade brought disease and defeat to native Californians, whose numbers and ways of life would be all but exterminated by the time the United States of America celebrated its first 100 years.
    Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • So, six years later, Airbnb is continuing to take its anti-party crusade seriously.
    Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • Beijing’s push to strengthen its domestic semiconductor industry has become more urgent as US export restrictions continue to limit access to leading chip manufacturing facilities such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
  • The eastern flank of the fire also made a significant push north, but fire crews were able to protect the Glade Ranch subdivision and Benchmark Lookout, Cook said.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 4 July 2026

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“Bandwagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bandwagon. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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