craze sweeps sth
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A trend rapidly becomes popular across a place (e.g., a country).
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- A new fitness craze is sweeping the country, with gyms reporting record attendance.
- The fashion craze for brightly coloured sneakers swept the nation last summer.
- Experts predict that the virtual reality gaming craze will sweep the globe within the next five years.
- The fidget spinner craze swept through schools worldwide a few years ago.
- It's fascinating to watch how a new diet craze can sweep a population so quickly.
- A bizarre social media craze has swept the internet, confusing many older users.
- During the 1980s, an aerobics craze swept North America.
- Public health officials are concerned about the latest dieting craze sweeping the nation's teenagers.
- The sudden craze for collecting vintage vinyl records swept the city's younger generation.
- The Sudoku puzzle craze had swept the world long before mobile gaming became popular.