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  • adjective initiating or popularizing a trend

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Examples

  • I needed to transform her from a girl who was stuck in the past to a trend-setting woman.

    My Fair Wedding David Tutera 2011

  • James Chirillo took a banjo solo here, and Marcus Printup demonstrated Papa Joe Oliver's trend-setting cup-mute growling technique.

    Rolling With the Rhythms Will Friedwald 2011

  • I needed to transform her from a girl who was stuck in the past to a trend-setting woman.

    My Fair Wedding David Tutera 2011

  • Nobu is a trend-setting establishment that not only spans the globe, but wields incredible influence at the top of the sushi industry food chain.

    Sustainable Sushi Contest 2009

  • He also shares a few examples of over-the-top offerings from current trend-setting Italian chefs, such as Fortunato Nicotra, the chef at the New York restaurant Felidia.

    Italy's Table Dominance 2011

  • Crew—have enough of an edge to make them current, but they are not trend-setting.

    The Pitch: You Can Dress Like Your Mom Christina Passariello 2011

  • The story "Melrose Avenue loses trend-setting cachet" in last month's LA Times business section presented a pretty bleak picture of the current state of Melrose Avenue business.

    Lindsay Kennedy: Melrose Avenue Is Not Dead Lindsay Kennedy 2010

  • Apple has long had an aura of trend-setting cool, but magic is a bolder—and more provocative— claim.

    Why We Prize That Magical Mystery Pad Virginia Postrel 2011

  • The story "Melrose Avenue loses trend-setting cachet" in last month's LA Times business section presented a pretty bleak picture of the current state of Melrose Avenue business.

    Lindsay Kennedy: Melrose Avenue Is Not Dead Lindsay Kennedy 2010

  • But they've been fast losing share to Apple's iPhones and devices that run on Google Inc.'s Android operating system in the trend-setting North American market.

    RIM Loses Marketing Chief Phred Dvorak 2011

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