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or belle époque
as in renaissance
a period of high artistic or cultural development
that 19th-century belle epoque when Paris seemed to be the artistic center of the universe
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Recent Examples of belle epoque
By that time, the luxury property in Antibes, France—once a belle epoque mansion belonging to French newspaper owner Hippolyte de Villemessant—had already been in operation for 57 years.
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Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
21 May 2026
The next day, they were married at General Prim, a historic belle epoque mansion in Colonia Juarez, in front of 165 family members and friends.
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Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
12 July 2024
The hotel opened in June in a belle epoque mansion by the Charente River and is part of the Almae Collection of hotels as well as a member of the hotel network Relais & Chateaux.
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Stephanie Rosenbloom,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2023
His death, from pneumonia and a pulmonary abscess, was perhaps the final nail in the coffin of the belle epoque, an age of gentility, civility and artistic achievement that had mostly ended with the outbreak of World War I.
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Charles Arrowsmith,
Washington Post,
17 Nov. 2022
The opulent luxury of first class that now feels rather like a belle epoque for aviation is being replaced by a more understated desire, Kopola explains.
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John Walton,
CNN,
4 Oct. 2021
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
21 May 2026
The next day, they were married at General Prim, a historic belle epoque mansion in Colonia Juarez, in front of 165 family members and friends.
—
Elise Taylor,
Vogue,
12 July 2024
The hotel opened in June in a belle epoque mansion by the Charente River and is part of the Almae Collection of hotels as well as a member of the hotel network Relais & Chateaux.
—
Stephanie Rosenbloom,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2023
His death, from pneumonia and a pulmonary abscess, was perhaps the final nail in the coffin of the belle epoque, an age of gentility, civility and artistic achievement that had mostly ended with the outbreak of World War I.
—
Charles Arrowsmith,
Washington Post,
17 Nov. 2022
The opulent luxury of first class that now feels rather like a belle epoque for aviation is being replaced by a more understated desire, Kopola explains.
—
John Walton,
CNN,
4 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belle epoque
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The second wave crested with the craft barbecue renaissance of the 2010s, when pitmasters began treating cuts of meat with the reverence white-tablecloth restaurants reserved for seasonal produce.
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These days, the village is enjoying something of a renaissance, fueled by an infusion of swanky new lodging and dining concepts.
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Its story begins during Hydra’s golden age.
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Approximately $232,000 Conjuring the glamour of Hollywood’s golden age, convertibles lend even the most mundane daily driving a cinematic charge, and few do so more persuasively than the storied Mercedes SL.
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“Belle epoque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belle%20epoque. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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