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- adjective informal Conforming to the
zeitgeist ,contemporary ,trendy ,modern
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Examples
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"The Social Network" -- the deposing-Mark-Zuckerberg drama that has been characterized as the zeitgeisty awards-season opponent to the more traditional "King's Speech'" -- won three BAFTAs, for best editing, best adapted screenplay and, in somewhat of a surprise given that this is a UK-based awards show, best director David Fincher, who beat out "Speech's" Tom Hooper.
BAFTAs 2011: All hail 'The King's Speech,' plus the rundown on more winners Jen Chaney 2011
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The choice of British flowers - and of living trees that can be replanted - is very green, very zeitgeisty.
Kate Middleton's homegrown bouquet of lily of the valley follows royal code 2011
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All manner of big names and zeitgeisty talks make this jam-packed weekend of literature one worth making a trip for.
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Another Penned in the Margins/Chivers effort, a self-consciously zeitgeisty collection of six young poets.
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Not exactly a path less travelled, but it had an exceptional cast and a deft enough script (Brian Fillis) to avoid the lurch into Waterloo Road (or, worse, Dead Poets Society) – quick footwork, too, to craft a zeitgeisty subplot around this summer's policy reversals on new build and the tempting chicaneries of academy status.
Lost Land of the Tiger; Unequal Opportunities; Excluded; Spooks; Seven Days Phil Hogan 2010
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Honing his frequency for zeitgeisty now-ness, Mr. Bilhuber breaks new style ground on these lush pages and reveals an unheralded side to his work: the client.
The Soul Man of Interiors Sara Ruffin Costello 2011
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Mixing policy talk with zeitgeisty celebrity guests, the Human Rights Campaign annual dinner always feels like a state-of-gay-America report card.
Ricky Martin turns Human Rights Campaign dinner into surprise coming-out party The Reliable Source 2010
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Jane Mote, UKTV Director of factual, lifestyle and new media, explains that the positioning will be “zeitgeisty and noisy female brand”.
UKTV Gardens Rebranding as “Really”, Style becomes “Home” « Art & Business of Motion 2009
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Another Penned in the Margins/Chivers effort, a self-consciously zeitgeisty collection of six young poets.
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Another factor is the ongoing "heritage" movement—a nostalgia-tinged societal turn toward objects that last, smolder with individuality and are well-made—which has made its zeitgeisty way into the world of stationery.
Leaving the Right Impression Lesley M. M. Blume 2011
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