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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
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.
—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
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
Noun
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Zack Kass, who ran Go-to-Market at OpenAI, made a compelling argument for why we are poised to enter a new renaissance—a flourishing of art, science, and society.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Just a couple of short years into the modern fighting-game renaissance that was kickstarted by titles like Street Fighter 6, Tekken 8, and Mortal Kombat 1, the scene is booming.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
9 Sep. 2025
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The '90s were a golden age for teen horror, but with so many of them pumped out, deep cuts like The Faculty got overlooked along the way.—
Keith Langston,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Tommy Jeans division of Tommy Hilfiger was created under Andy’s direction and helped skyrocket the brand to becoming a staple in music videos and album covers, as well as cementing itself as a streetwear powerhouse during the golden age of hip-hop in the late nineties.—
Doug Melville,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Belle epoque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belle%20epoque. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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