as in ages
an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing
the introduction of the mass production of cars on an assembly line ushered in the era of the automobile
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Recent Examples of eras
Earth’s tectonics, volcanism, oceans, atmosphere and life have all erased the geological records of the planet’s earliest eras.
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Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
Shail Deep, chief operating officer for EMEA and APAC at global data and technology company Experian, highlights three distinct eras of risk attitude in just the past 20 years.
—Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Families can enjoy a variety of different pinball machines from different eras from the disco 1970s to alien invasions of the 1990s.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Those feats were accomplished in much different eras, with far fewer competitive teams, a smaller tournament, and without the complications of pay-for-play that has changed college basketball over the last few years.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
For long-time followers, separating Ye’s erratic behavior from his deep bag of hits will always be a struggle, especially while carrying grief for his bygone eras.
—Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Its collection of more than 300,000 artworks covers the history of art across multiple cultures and eras.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Inspired by eras and aspects of architecture—from Art Deco to South American modernism—each piece features a subtle pattern that can be a statement in one room, or a subtle backdrop in another.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
Haghighi also launches the story back beyond the Shah’s regime into earlier eras of Persian culture and into the history of Qeshm itself, where the English explorer William Baffin was killed in 1622.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
Shail Deep, chief operating officer for EMEA and APAC at global data and technology company Experian, highlights three distinct eras of risk attitude in just the past 20 years.
—Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026
Families can enjoy a variety of different pinball machines from different eras from the disco 1970s to alien invasions of the 1990s.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
april 6, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Those feats were accomplished in much different eras, with far fewer competitive teams, a smaller tournament, and without the complications of pay-for-play that has changed college basketball over the last few years.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 5 Apr. 2026
For long-time followers, separating Ye’s erratic behavior from his deep bag of hits will always be a struggle, especially while carrying grief for his bygone eras.
—Adelle Platon, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Its collection of more than 300,000 artworks covers the history of art across multiple cultures and eras.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Inspired by eras and aspects of architecture—from Art Deco to South American modernism—each piece features a subtle pattern that can be a statement in one room, or a subtle backdrop in another.
—Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 31 Mar. 2026
Haghighi also launches the story back beyond the Shah’s regime into earlier eras of Persian culture and into the history of Qeshm itself, where the English explorer William Baffin was killed in 1622.
—Richard Brody, New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eras
Noun
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In Windsor, George, Charlotte and Louis, the grandchildren of King Charles III, live a relatively quiet life, attending Lambrook School, a prep school for children ages 3-13.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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In fact, a 2025 CDC report showed that the number of births among women ages 35 to 39 has nearly doubled since 1990, and for the first time, in 2023, more babies were born to women aged 40 and over than to teens.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As a girl, the narrator lived on the island with her father, a marine biologist, and spent many of her days in the ocean with her best friend, Arielle, luxuriating in the semi-wilderness.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The pitch off the hand came two days after Trout was hit in the shoulder by a 95 mph pitch from Seattle right-hander Bryan Woo.—
Doug Padilla,
Oc Register,
6 Apr. 2026
Noun
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During these periods, traditionally no meat or dairy is consumed.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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Connor Ingram made eight saves on 10 shots in two periods for Edmonton.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Quiet luxury reigns supreme as the latter half of 2025 introduced one of Swift's sleeker epochs to date.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
16 Feb. 2026
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Anna Margolin, a consummate modernist whose poems slide fluidly between genders, epochs, and literary traditions, has fared better than most.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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What Alkassar, who lives on South Beach, does hope to do is lure not only Miami Beach residents and tourists but locals who have in recent times proved reluctant to cross the bridges from the mainland.—
Connie Ogle,
Miami Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Its short half-life, however, required it to be injected several times a day, which limited its appeal as a drug, and the company ran out of funding.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Eras.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eras. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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