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heyday

noun

ˈhā-ˌdā

Definition of heyday

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 Its heyday ran from its opening through the turbulent 1970s, a decade in which Cambodia's own cultural life was surging even as conflict closed in around it. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026 During the dot-com heyday, many market participants became overly concentrated in the technology sector and ultimately lost big. — Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 21 July 2026 However, the mom-of-four—known during her Spice Girls heyday as Posh Spice—was able to avert a potential bridal emergency by tapping her own closet. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 July 2026 That's changed with the Apple Music TV, a 24/7, ad-free music video stream that recalls MTV's heyday (minus the VJs). — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for heyday

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The park’s lake, Lake Allaman, is currently experiencing a harmful algae bloom.

— Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
Didymo blooms use up a lot of oxygen and alter the food web, according to Taylor.

— Hannah Smith July 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 July 2026

Definition of bloom

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That production was the seed of her Hollywood stardom, which this revival now frames as the source of something matrilineal, passed down to two generations of Black actresses.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 25 July 2026
Influenced by the revival of Roman law, the chancery of Frederick Barbarossa (German king and Holy Roman emperor from 1152 to 1190) adopted the term sacrum imperium as a counterblast to the universal claims of the church.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026

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Fourteen years earlier, his debut feature, Ossessione, had effectively birthed Italian neorealism, and Visconti had followed it up with La Terra Trema (1948), one of the absolute pinnacles of the movement.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2026
The same cannot be said of GB1, the new brand name for Ainslie’s fourth assault on the America’s Cup, regarded as the pinnacle of international sailing.

— Andrew Rice, New York Times, 24 July 2026

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