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an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing
Sir Isaac Newton is usually credited with establishing the epoch of modern science
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Recent Examples of epochs
The building trains you to think in epochs and extinction events, not hemlines or handwork.
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Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 30 Dec. 2025
In last year’s Cut, Emily Gould interviewed partygoers from previous epochs and turned up all sorts of outrageous anecdotes.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
In a recent statement, Duncan Astle, a professor of neuroinformatics at Cambridge and a co-author of the study, said these epochs of brain development may mirror how humans experience changes over time.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 25 Nov. 2025
Yet Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes, among others, insisted that Brown, whose archaic-modern style telescopes entire epochs into a few flinty lines, belongs among the major twentieth-century bards.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
As the tilt lessens, the ice retreats again, carving and refilling terrain in rhythmic cycles that mirror Earth's own glacial epochs.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Certain sea turtles, for example, independently evolved seagrass-munching adaptations multiple times across different epochs.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
According to the researchers, this model predicted up to 70 percent more massive galaxy clusters in the Universe’s early epochs due to stronger gravitational forces.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Seen through that prism, the Mistral earns its place in history as a remarkable bridge between two epic epochs.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 30 Dec. 2025
In last year’s Cut, Emily Gould interviewed partygoers from previous epochs and turned up all sorts of outrageous anecdotes.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
In a recent statement, Duncan Astle, a professor of neuroinformatics at Cambridge and a co-author of the study, said these epochs of brain development may mirror how humans experience changes over time.
—Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 25 Nov. 2025
Yet Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes, among others, insisted that Brown, whose archaic-modern style telescopes entire epochs into a few flinty lines, belongs among the major twentieth-century bards.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
As the tilt lessens, the ice retreats again, carving and refilling terrain in rhythmic cycles that mirror Earth's own glacial epochs.
—Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 14 Nov. 2025
Certain sea turtles, for example, independently evolved seagrass-munching adaptations multiple times across different epochs.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
According to the researchers, this model predicted up to 70 percent more massive galaxy clusters in the Universe’s early epochs due to stronger gravitational forces.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
Seen through that prism, the Mistral earns its place in history as a remarkable bridge between two epic epochs.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epochs
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One of the victims, 18-year-old Kim Kha Huynh, was declared dead at the scene, while a second victim, 34-year-old Phuc Minh Vo of San Jose, died three days later in the hospital.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Several Venezuela residents told TIME that the fear of what might be discovered on their phone at a checkpoint has guided their behavior in the days since Maduro's ouster.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Their two children, ages 4 and 1, were found physically unharmed in the residence when police conducted the welfare check.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Their two young children, ages 1 and 4, were also at the home at the time of the slayings, but were not physically harmed.—
Muri Assuncao,
Mercury News,
12 Jan. 2026
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But the debate did require a review of laws from the colonial and Reconstruction eras.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
20 Jan. 2026
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Critics of such government units, including Hart, have described them as hold-overs from bygone eras.—
Joseph States,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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Court records and testimony revealed that Wilson cycled in and out of counseling programs, substance abuse treatment and brief periods of stability.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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This fundamental issue, combined with inadequate training periods and lack of performance accountability, has created an officiating system that struggles to meet the demands of a multibillion-dollar league.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Kentucky entered Thursday night averaging nine turnovers per game but turned it over 10 times in the first half alone, and 20 for the game.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
9 Jan. 2026
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Employees told responding sheriff's deputies that Naputi had previously stolen from the store seven other times since January 2024.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Epochs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epochs. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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