chics

noun

plural of chic
as in trends
a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time mockumentaries are the latest filmmaking chic

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chics
  1. trends
  2. vogues
  3. crazes
  4. rages
  5. enthusiasms
  6. styles
  7. fashions
Noun
  • Recent trends are driving conversations among health officials about how to better track the consequences of a surging problem.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Nostalgia is one of the fastest-growing trends in the home design space right now.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of trends
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
  • Unlike many wellness crazes, fiber is actually a legitimate one that nutrition experts support.
    — Catherine Ho, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The Teddy craze was followed by a moral panic, as crazes involving kids inevitably are.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of crazes
Noun
  • In 1994, Detective Joanne Miller, played by Shailene Woodley, attempts to track Kaczynski down as his bombing spree rages.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The attacks forced people to choose between staying or risking travel to other parts of the province where the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak in history rages.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of rages
Noun
  • 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
  • The movie thus offers a complaint about the end results of Putinism, not about the ideas—the emotions, the enthusiasms, the resentments, the hatreds—that brought it about.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 13 May 2026
Definition of enthusiasms
Noun
  • Bloomingdale’s chief merchant Denise Magid also cites backpacks as a strong and growing category, noting demand for classic Polo Ralph Lauren styles and bolder designs from brands like State and Sprayground.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Through her film that moves fluidly between re-enactments and verite documentary styles, Duong crafts an emotionally-wrenching story of family division that leads to peace and healing for a father who left behind siblings in Vietnam.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of styles
Noun
  • The distinctly Finnish Marimekko In Finland, bold graphics have become the trademark of Marimekko, the company whose fabrics, housewares and fashions have been adding vibrant colors and design to the world for 75 years.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Swodoba posits that the subject’s dress is emblematic of fashions that were popular in Rome around 1670.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of fashions
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“Chics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chics. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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