golden age

as in renaissance
a period of high artistic or cultural development a memoir of her days as an actress in the golden age of Hollywood

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Recent Examples of golden age Historians generally consider the year 1960 the start of the golden age of radio astronomy. Gabriela Radulescu, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025 Dark Renaissance and The Dream Factory both serve as timely reminders that no single artist can create a golden age. Isaac Butler, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2025 And Doja went all-in, channeling the golden age of Marilyn Monroe with a perfectly coiffed, blonde curly crop. Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2025 The film harks back to Hong Kong action cinema’s golden age, spotlighting authentic martial arts and hand-to-hand combat performed by an international roster of elite fighters. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for golden age
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renaissance
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  • Born Donna Jean Thatcher in Florence, Alabama, Godchaux started her career in nearby Muscle Shoals, which was then at the center of a rock and soul renaissance during the 1960s.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Her mesmerizing turn in Mother Bhumi, which translates as mother earth, suggests a renaissance that is exploring new depths to her acting.
    Gavin J Blair, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2025

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