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zeitgeist

[tsahyt-, zahyt-gahyst] / ˈtsaɪt-, ˈzaɪtˌgaɪst /


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Most agree that the zeitgeist of rap started to shift away from the stubbornly anachronistic rapper sometime around the end of the aughts.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

As professional spinners of reputation and reshapers of meaning, marketers have long created newfangled jobs or pithy descriptions to slot their work into the zeitgeist.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

In an exercise culture driven by fads, can Hyrox hold its spot in the zeitgeist?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

His mid-20th century style reflects both the European zeitgeist and his own exuberantly analytic big-picture sensibility.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

So Sophy left off trying to understand clearly all the "ologies" and fly-wheel within fly-wheel movements of the day, and contented herself with a general apprehension of the zeitgeist.

From Shadows of Flames A Novel by Amélie Rives


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