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
Led by Christie, whose Poirot and Marple books have sold the world over and been adapted into countless TV series and movies, the 1930s era is considered a golden age for detective fiction.
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 July 2025
The 2025 Radio Day by the Bay Festival, taking place July 19 at the headquarters of the California Historical Radio Society, fetes radio broadcasting’s golden age and its hopefully bright future.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
One of the three heavy-hitter blonde bombshells of Hollywood’s golden age — the others, of course, being Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield — Van Doren is 94 years young and living a helluva life.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 28 July 2025
For Palmer, then, the Renaissance is not so much a golden age as a glittering illusion—assembled, reassembled, and ultimately undone by the longings of those who came after.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Max Goldbart, Deadline, 23 July 2025
The 2025 Radio Day by the Bay Festival, taking place July 19 at the headquarters of the California Historical Radio Society, fetes radio broadcasting’s golden age and its hopefully bright future.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 17 July 2025
One of the three heavy-hitter blonde bombshells of Hollywood’s golden age — the others, of course, being Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield — Van Doren is 94 years young and living a helluva life.
—Rance Collins, IndieWire, 28 July 2025
For Palmer, then, the Renaissance is not so much a golden age as a glittering illusion—assembled, reassembled, and ultimately undone by the longings of those who came after.
—Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for golden age
renaissance
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Both renaissance albums arrived roughly two decades into each artist’s career following the launch of their first albums.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
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David Moore, a staff favorite, should also be a bit concerned about Renfrow’s renaissance.—
Mike Kaye
July 30,
Charlotte Observer,
30 July 2025
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