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Synonyms: Noun
bloom, blossom, florescence, floruit, flower, flush, high noon, prime, salad days, springtime
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in its heyday, the circus was a major form of entertainment for small-town AmericaRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
In its heyday in the early ’70s, MAD had more than 2 million subscribers, but those numbers dwindled dramatically in recent decades. — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, "Last Laugh: ‘MAD’ Magazine Will Soon Disappear from Newsstands," 9 July 2019 The woman argued that the Mafia would not have tolerated open violence in the streets back in its heyday. — Osita Nwanevu, The New Yorker, "Cutouts of J.F.K., Jr., Tanks, and Adulation at Trump’s “Salute to America”," 6 July 2019 Patric Kuh, for many years the restaurant critic at Los Angeles magazine, cooked at Citrus in its heyday. — Bill Addison, latimes.com, "Has the curse on a storied Melrose restaurant space finally lifted?," 6 July 2019 The Henderson, Kentucky, native was one of the fastest sprinters in the world in his heyday. — Robert Rimpson, The Courier-Journal, "Meet King Combest, a track prodigy and son of one of Kentucky's all-time greats," 5 July 2019 In its heyday, the Walkman was as synonymous with portable music players as Kleenex became to tissue and Xerox was to copy machines. — Cnn Staff, CNN, "Happy 40th birthday, Walkman," 1 July 2019 In its heyday, Japantown spread over 36 blocks and is now down to three or four blocks. — Shwanika Narayan, SFChronicle.com, "The Japan Center Malls are doing well. Why is their future uncertain?," 30 June 2019 Through the magic of theater, he's transported back to the bar in its heyday. — Manuel Mendoza, Dallas News, "'My story, too': Dallas' Uptown Players brings victims of 1973 gay bar fire to life in 'View UpStairs'," 20 June 2019 In its heyday, there were 25 locomotives of its kind. — Alexa Buechler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "The world's largest steam locomotive chugging through to Wisconsin next month," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'heyday.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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