HALCYON Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

halcyon

adjective

ˈhal-sē-ən

Definition of halcyon next

as in tranquil

free from storms or physical disturbance a halcyon era following the American Civil War

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as in golden

marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically during those early halcyon years the company's potential for growth seemed unlimited

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Examples of halcyon in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Paired here with Adria Arjona, Powell is graced with a costar more than capable of curating a fizzy, classic romance, reminding one of the halcyon days of Hepburn and Tracy or Bogart and Bacall. —

EW.com, 14 Sep. 2024 And Donna, the owner of those halcyon reminiscences, will have her own naiveté about childhood tested. —

Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 4 July 2024 As sports ad sales execs never tire of reminding us, there’s no evidence that any booth combination since the halcyon days of Pat Summerall-John Madden has had a material impact on the size of the NFL TV audience. —

Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 6 Sep. 2024 Some compared Bluesky to the halcyon days of early-2010s Twitter. —

David Biller, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for halcyon

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