as in bloom
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
Cottage cheese, a popular diet food in the middle of the 20th century, was well past its heyday when Good Culture officially launched in 2015.
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Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
One of the birthplaces of fat tire mountain biking, Crested Butte’s adventure cred is bolstered by the wild west vibes of the clapboard storefronts and high-ceilinged saloons of its 19th-century mining heyday.
—Melanie Haiken, Outside Online, 23 July 2025
Appealing to the younger generation—the generation who never knew magazines in its heyday.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
People who grew up in Little Haiti in its heyday have a lot of the same memories: women carrying baskets on their heads with products to sell, Rara bands filling the Friday night air with music, the smell of Haitian cuisine seeping from the windows.
—Miami Herald, 12 July 2025
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Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
One of the birthplaces of fat tire mountain biking, Crested Butte’s adventure cred is bolstered by the wild west vibes of the clapboard storefronts and high-ceilinged saloons of its 19th-century mining heyday.
—Melanie Haiken, Outside Online, 23 July 2025
Appealing to the younger generation—the generation who never knew magazines in its heyday.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
People who grew up in Little Haiti in its heyday have a lot of the same memories: women carrying baskets on their heads with products to sell, Rara bands filling the Friday night air with music, the smell of Haitian cuisine seeping from the windows.
—Miami Herald, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heyday
Noun
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Nighttime temperatures below 55°F can limit a tomato plant’s bloom production.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Aug. 2025
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Jellyfish blooms have become common from Maine to Florida in recent years.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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With the rapper in his prime, he was joined by Nicki Minaj, Curren$y, and Juelz Santana in the closing project.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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In his prime, deGrom was one of the most dominant pitchers in the game, winning back-to-back Cy Young Awards in 2018 and 2019 as the clear best pitcher in baseball.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Like any good 20th-century sitcom, the King of the Hill revival shows how love and good humor trump the petty conflicts imposed on us by civilization.—
Derek Robertson,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Aug. 2025
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The rare revival of the Joseph Stein-Stephen Schwartz 1976 musical will begin previews at the CSC’s Lynn F. Angelson Theater on October 23, ahead of a November 11 opening.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
14 Aug. 2025
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After two years of coming close, St. Joseph Academy reached the pinnacle last season.—
Rick Hoff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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The pinnacle of these new features are two new drive modes: RAD Tuner and Kick Turn.—
Scotty Reiss,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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