as in blooms
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 heydays
Its presence — from the carmaker’s marketing program to original owners’ memories — is a reminder of the lightweight vehicles’ heydays beginning in 1950.
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James Raia, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
In the cafés' heydays of the 1950s and 60s, Texas chef and cookbook author Helen Corbitt developed hundreds of recipes, many of which are beloved still today, even by people who've never been to one of the cafés.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
James Raia, Mercury News, 26 Oct. 2025
In the cafés' heydays of the 1950s and 60s, Texas chef and cookbook author Helen Corbitt developed hundreds of recipes, many of which are beloved still today, even by people who've never been to one of the cafés.
—Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 10 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for heydays
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With white spring blooms, showy bark, edible purple-red berries, and great autumn color, this plant offers year-round interest.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
2 Nov. 2025
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Nutrient-rich agricultural runoff and sewage cause huge algal blooms, and when these algae die and sink, bacteria bloom in turn, consuming so much oxygen that few other organisms survive at lower depths.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Since then, he's amassed a following holding religious revivals and as a TV evangelist.—
Scott Wartman,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, Demi Lovato revisited the shape in New York with an archival Pierre Cardin jumpsuit, highlighting how Saint Laurent’s metallic slingbacks continue to circulate alongside other mid-century revivals this season.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Heydays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heydays. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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