Mode
Mode noun - A practice or interest that is very popular for a short time.
Usage example: slim, tanned bodies are definitely the mode at this beach resort
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Synonyms for Mode
New wave and mode are semantically related. In some cases you can use "New wave" instead a noun "Mode".
Nearby Words: modal, modeless
New wave
New wave noun - Any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts).
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- Nine Inch Nails' discography began with a synthpop-kinda-EBM-kinda-Gary Numan style new wave meets Depeche Mode meets Al Jourgensen on diazepam, and then the Ministry/Skinny Puppy influence led to Broken which....industrial ro...meta...no, rock/metal...Downward Sp...yeah, alt/industrial rock.
Source: Genre Roulette - Depeche Mode - Their first four albums were closer to New Wave (although with a slight Industrial bent).
Source: Goth Rock -
Adopting the name Spandau Ballet and an over the top New Romantic mode of dress which included frilly shirts and kilts, the group recorded their successful debut album, Journeys to Glory, which mixed funk rhythms with New Wave pop melodies.
Source: Music / Spandau Ballet
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