the next big thing
noun
: a future trend
Designers will discuss the next big thing in home decorating.
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Observability is now the next big thing.
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Kjartan Rist, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
From vintage boho to cherry red, fashion has always influenced the next big thing in interior design—and this fall, ready-to-wear shows revealed that a personal, warm aesthetic is top of mind for trendsetters.
—Ginger Perra, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
Right now, the next big thing is keeping up a livestream in an elevator.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
But Lefkofsky is still hard at work inside the building where the online daily deals site was born, fully invested in developing the next big thing.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
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Kjartan Rist, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
From vintage boho to cherry red, fashion has always influenced the next big thing in interior design—and this fall, ready-to-wear shows revealed that a personal, warm aesthetic is top of mind for trendsetters.
—Ginger Perra, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
Right now, the next big thing is keeping up a livestream in an elevator.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
But Lefkofsky is still hard at work inside the building where the online daily deals site was born, fully invested in developing the next big thing.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the next big thing
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“The next big thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20next%20big%20thing. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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