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a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
in its heyday, the circus was a major form of entertainment for small-town America
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Recent Examples of heyday
One option could involve paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division parachuting onto the island, a tactic that saw its heyday during World War II.
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Chris Boccia, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
In the heyday of the 1980s, rainy seasons brought over 20 inches to the borderlands.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
When commissioners hold their first meeting in the new chambers Thursday, they will be seated in a building again reflecting its 1930s heyday as a seaplane terminal, before plaster and acoustic tile masked the historic designs etched on the ceilings.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Years after their heyday, Seals & Crofts would be regarded as purveyors of what came to be known as yacht rock.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Chris Boccia, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2026
In the heyday of the 1980s, rainy seasons brought over 20 inches to the borderlands.
—Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
When commissioners hold their first meeting in the new chambers Thursday, they will be seated in a building again reflecting its 1930s heyday as a seaplane terminal, before plaster and acoustic tile masked the historic designs etched on the ceilings.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Years after their heyday, Seals & Crofts would be regarded as purveyors of what came to be known as yacht rock.
—Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heyday
Noun
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Stop by the hummingbird garden, where 14 species of petite, fairylike birds dart from plant to plant, sipping nectar from native blooms.—
Meghan Palmer,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Mar. 2026
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Her Blossom Marble Bowl—carved from a single block of honeycomb or travertine marble in Rajasthan—is unfurled, like a flower caught in late bloom.—
Kathryn O’Shea-Evans,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The still-green arms on their staff now will be in their respective primes.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
24 Mar. 2026
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But holding onto all its young assets could prove fruitful for the Heat if the whale search ends with Antetokounmpo or another in-his-prime star this summer.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Vermont native who was raised in Massachusetts joins performers Aaron Tveit and Nicholas Christopher who launched the Broadway revival with Michele.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2026
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Joanna Levesque, known to most as JoJo, will replace Lea Michele as Florence Vassy in the Broadway revival of Chess at the Imperial Theatre.—
Hanna Wickes,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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Shinobu Imoto from Kochi Meteorological Agency told TBS television that low rainfall during the winter and longer hours of sunshine might have helped the early blooming.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Mixing in a slow-release fertilizer will improve leaf color and blooming.—
Kerry Michaels,
The Spruce,
9 Mar. 2026
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All three showcase the same four-deck layout, with a breezy sundeck at the pinnacle.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
25 Mar. 2026
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This Hawkeyes team is full of ties to Kansas City and the state of Missouri, representing the pinnacle of a journey marinated in the northwestern part of the state.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
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