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Origin and Etymology of heyday
Definition of heyday
Examples of heyday in a Sentence
in its heyday, the circus was a major form of entertainment for small-town America
Recent Examples of heyday from the Web
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For those growing up in pro-revolutionary families in the heyday of Soviet aid to Cuba, the socialist state was a paternalistic presence that provided modest but comfortable lives to virtually everyone on the island.
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For those growing up in pro-revolutionary families in the heyday of Soviet aid to Cuba, the socialist state was a paternalistic presence that provided modest but comfortable lives to virtually everyone on the island.
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In the 1920s, the heyday of speed skating in the city, there were 600 rinks, according to the Encyclopedia of Chicago.
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Going into the capital of Sinaloa was a daunting thought, like trying to wrest control of Chicago away from Al Capone’s grip back in the heyday of Prohibition.
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In the heyday of Houston’s newspaper war in the late 20th century, columnists Maxine Mesinger, Marge Crumbaker and Betsy Parish served as authoritative arbiters of the social scene with witty comments on the city’s boldfaced names.
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Several of his swimmers were zone champions in the 1980s, a heyday for amateur swimming in the state.
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The ensemble had to abandon the hall at the end of the thirties, for financial reasons, at which point the building experienced a second heyday, as the Paradise Theatre, a famous jazz venue.
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Detractors mutter privately that Alioto sounds like a local version of Donald Trump, longing for a glorified heyday that is overly romanticized and will never return.
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First Known Use of heyday
1590
heyday Synonyms
Synonyms
bloom, blossom, florescence, flower, flush, high noon, prime, salad days;
Near Antonyms
shriveling (or shrivelling), wilting, withering;
Related Words
blooming, blossoming, efflorescence, flowering;
acme, apex, climax, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, zenith;
belle epoque (or belle époque), golden age, silver age;
HEYDAY Defined for English Language Learners
heyday
Definition of heyday for English Language Learners
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: the time when someone or something is most successful, popular, etc.
HEYDAY Defined for Kids
Definition of heyday for Students
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