dernier cris

noun

plural of dernier cri
as in trends
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time when deconstructionism became the dernier cri in literary criticism

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dernier cris
  1. trends
  2. rages
  3. crazes
  4. enthusiasms
  5. vogues
  6. last words
  7. styles
Noun
  • For brands, that means relevance may come less from chasing micro trends and more from making room for distinct communities and creative voices.
    — Denni Hu, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
  • If consumer sentiment follows a similar path, that could explain the divergence between generally strong economic trends and weak consumer sentiment.
    — Erin Kay Lockwood, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of trends
Noun
  • The more Vision rages, the calmer and more reasonable Ultron becomes.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Foster, a defense contractor who’s just lost his job, rages at the burdens of everyday life in America, and thinks the world is working against certain people.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of rages
Noun
  • Yet bubbles do not burst entirely of their own accord; investment crazes don’t wane because fundamentals suddenly change.
    — RUCHIR SHARMA, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Similar to fashion crazes like poodle skirts, many of the top baby names for girls in the 1950s have fallen out of style.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of crazes
Noun
  • Tyson offered up his thoughts and enthusiasms on this remarkable investigatory tool.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Two of Zohran Mamdani’s enthusiasms — better bus service and soccer — have, in the World Cup, found their moment of zingy cross-pollination.
    — Christopher Bonanos, Curbed, 4 June 2026
Definition of enthusiasms
Noun
  • There’s a brief moment in Timothée Chalamet’s video with comedian Druski where a performer comes in, vogues, and blows a kiss to the actor.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Fans will see Infinite sporting braids — dressed in all black with daring red leather gloves as he vogues and dances unapologetically in his glory.
    — Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Definition of vogues
Noun
  • Through a microphone, the journalists listened as Pike spoke what were meant to be her last words—about love—and sang with her Buddhist spiritual adviser.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Smolensk, Russia, February 1837 and February 1860 Belatedly, John’s last words reached Adelaide.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of last words
Noun
  • New styles often start small, at high-end retailers or niche brands, and the volume comes later.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Designers who continue to embrace punk and Goth styles include Alexander McQueen, Comme des Garçons, Vivienne Westwood, Versace, Ann Demeulemeester, Rick Owens, Jean Paul Gaultier, Marc Jacobs and Gareth Pugh amongst others.
    — Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of styles
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“Dernier cris.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dernier%20cris. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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