golden age

Definition of golden agenext
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 The backstory Opened in 2019 as Fairmont’s first hotel in Latin America, the property transformed an existing hotel into a contemporary homage to Rio’s golden age. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026 The eighteenth century was a golden age for the portraiture of people and dogs in Britain, as well as elsewhere in Europe. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026 In recent years, Lecce, a city in the Apulia region in southeastern Italy, has transformed many of its 16th- and 17th-century palazzos into boutique hotels, allowing guests to discover the city’s golden age from up close. — Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 28 Oct. 2026 The golden age of gerrymandering will therefore, according to this logic, be a time of accelerated polarization. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for golden age
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renaissance
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  • The bagel renaissance hit a snag in the early 2000s when ~10% of Americans adopted diets like Atkins that cut out carbs.
    — HubSpot, HubSpot, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The furniture manufacturer has been undergoing something of a renaissance.
    — The Editors of AD, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2026

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“Golden age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/golden%20age. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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