variants
or belles époques
as in renaissances
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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renaissances
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The pair experienced career renaissances with the success of their sitcom Schitt's Creek, which ran from 2015 to 2020.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Belle epoques.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belle%20epoques. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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