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jump on the band·wag·on

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  1. jump on the bandwagonverb

    To profit from a craze; to join a trend.

  2. Etymology: A bandwagon carried the musicians at the head of a parade or at a political rally, beckoning others to follow. When used to refer to politics, jumping on the bandwagon suggests following the crowd for the excitement of the event rather than any firm conviction in its direction. The phrase is first attested in a letter by Theodore Roosevelt in 1899:

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of jump on the bandwagon in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of jump on the bandwagon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of jump on the bandwagon in a Sentence

  1. Jennifer Owens:

    They are all watching, and they are all making changes. It's a great bandwagon for them to jump on, the bandwagon has to include things like corporate culture. There needs to be more than a big number on paper.

  2. Scott Wren:

    Some of this may be due to people continuing to jump on the bandwagon even after the shares have sold off, and could be a contrarian signal.

  3. Alan Patricof:

    There are a lot of people who perhaps didn't know her as well before who are all set to jump on the bandwagon.

  4. Scott Pinsker:

    Kudos to the Hallmark Channel for identifying a niche in the marketplace that was underserviced and underutilized. It takes courage to zig when everyone zags, but now that Hallmark has proven there’s a sizable audience for this kind of wholesome content, other networks will certainly jump on the bandwagon, if Hallmark-style programming draws big ratings, TV execs will definitely try to monetize the trend.

  5. Hojgard Hansen:

    I believe more and more countries will jump on the bandwagon when they see the benefits.


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  • پرش به باند باندPersian

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