as in millennium
a period of high artistic or cultural development
the 19th-century literary renaissance that prompted people to refer to Boston as the Athens of America
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Recent Examples of renaissance
According to chef Edwards, the food renaissance in Orlando is thanks to the thriving local food culture and an influx of talented chefs.
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Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Trending Stories The cannabis industry’s technology renaissance is more than a clever workaround but a playbook for future-facing retail.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
The on-site all-day dining restaurant (think upscale diner) is a favorite among locals, and the surrounding neighborhood is undergoing a small renaissance, with hip spots like La Boulangerie Django next door and Single O coffee across the street.
—Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 27 May 2025
But the real winners in the manufacturing renaissance in the U.S. are southern states, which accounted for nearly two-thirds of the increase in manufacturing facility construction in the two years to April 2024, data released last year showed.
—Nick Mordowanec
mandy Taheri
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Caitlin Palumbo, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
Trending Stories The cannabis industry’s technology renaissance is more than a clever workaround but a playbook for future-facing retail.
—Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025
The on-site all-day dining restaurant (think upscale diner) is a favorite among locals, and the surrounding neighborhood is undergoing a small renaissance, with hip spots like La Boulangerie Django next door and Single O coffee across the street.
—Yukari Sakamoto, AFAR Media, 27 May 2025
But the real winners in the manufacturing renaissance in the U.S. are southern states, which accounted for nearly two-thirds of the increase in manufacturing facility construction in the two years to April 2024, data released last year showed.
—Nick Mordowanec
mandy Taheri
john Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance
Noun
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The location has housed a succession of restaurants, starting with a Bennigan’s at the dawn of the new millennium.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2025
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Gap was one of the most popular retail names of the 1980s and 1990s, but fell out of favor among consumers at the start of the new millennium.—
Ryan Baker,
CNBC,
14 June 2025
Noun
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The symbolic and psychological cost could derail this new golden age of exploration.—
Avery Padraic Kerrigan,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2025
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Trump is 78 years old and expresses a desire to bring America back to a golden age of manufacturing before globalism outsourced American jobs and created a reliance on foreign trade.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
Noun
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As far back as a decade ago, when Villeneuve was on the promotion trail for Sicario, the Canadian said that action is art — and Bond is the very pinnacle of the genre.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
26 June 2025
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Whether your passion is for Oregon’s superlative Pinot noir or California’s world-class Bordeaux blends, these wines are truly at the pinnacle of American winemaking.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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“Renaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renaissance. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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