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"Gaslighting" and "conflate" have picked up markedly in use in online discussions I've more recently noticed:

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=C...

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&geo=US&q=G...

It's interesting to watch language trends, I wonder what other words have picked up more recent frequent usage. I suspect forms of social media and online forums drive a lot of this.

After looking at location data for gaslighting, I'm now curious if some people are actually searching for "gas lighting" literally. Lots of very northern and highly rural areas that may be interested in gas as a source for lighting or general fuel source.

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