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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
Stepping into the lobby here is like stepping into the foyer of this Gilded Age mansion during its heyday a hundred years ago.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
Tyler has continued recording and releasing new music over the decades since her MTV Era heyday, most recently 2021’s The Best Is Yet To Come.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 May 2026
In its heyday in the 1920’s, 30’s and early 40’s, the freshwater lake was a natural attraction, covering 50,000 surface acres in northwest Orange and southeast Lake counties, second only in size in Florida to Lake Okeechobee.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
The classified had its heyday in the latter half of the 20th century, when a few column inches in the back pages were the closest thing to a dating profile.
—Zara Meerza, Air Mail, 2 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 May 2026
Tyler has continued recording and releasing new music over the decades since her MTV Era heyday, most recently 2021’s The Best Is Yet To Come.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 May 2026
In its heyday in the 1920’s, 30’s and early 40’s, the freshwater lake was a natural attraction, covering 50,000 surface acres in northwest Orange and southeast Lake counties, second only in size in Florida to Lake Okeechobee.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
The classified had its heyday in the latter half of the 20th century, when a few column inches in the back pages were the closest thing to a dating profile.
—Zara Meerza, Air Mail, 2 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heyday
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From South India and Sri Lanka come emphatic roasts and stews, the pageantry of lamprais (a whole meal baked in banana leaf) and lacy hoppers, fermented rice flour pancakes with sides that slope upward as if in bloom.—
Ligaya Mishan,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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This turns gardenia, rose and similar blooms brown in a short period of time.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2026
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Listen, if Jack Nicklaus or Arnold Palmer had walked away in their prime, the game would have gone on without them.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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The Space Force has inked contracts with emerging space companies—non-traditional primes, in military contracting parlance—to buy services, manufacture satellites and payloads, and launch rockets.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
13 May 2026
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Mayor Taylor said the revival of the Arabian Nights parade and festival is the latest step in that path of revival.—
Joshua Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2026
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Preppy shoes announced their revival with the buzzy boat shoe resurgence of 2024, and its formal cousin, the loafer, isn’t doing too shabby either these days.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
13 May 2026
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For optimal blooming, provide a few hours of direct morning sun.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 May 2026
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Of course, there’s the warmer weather, the blooming of gorgeous flowers, and the excuse to get back in the garden to get our hands dirty.—
Joseph Erbentraut,
Better Homes & Gardens,
29 Apr. 2026
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Cox’s career reached the pinnacle when he was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2014.—
Mark Bradley for the AJC,
AJC.com,
9 May 2026
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Three decades after reaching their pinnacle, their sound and fury is still in style.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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