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
The new face of Baltimore's neighborhoods People like Kourtnee Turner have become the face of a Baltimore renaissance.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
But thanks to the city’s renaissance the past three decades, the mayoral role has changed drastically and taken on more responsibility.
—Maria Guinnip, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026
Chef Renee Touponce’s Oyster Club opened in 2011 and is often credited with sparking Mystic’s culinary renaissance through hyper-local sourcing.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
But the markets are now down, gold and silver have lost ground after a renaissance, and bitcoin seems to have evaporated.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
But thanks to the city’s renaissance the past three decades, the mayoral role has changed drastically and taken on more responsibility.
—Maria Guinnip, Oklahoman, 6 Feb. 2026
Chef Renee Touponce’s Oyster Club opened in 2011 and is often credited with sparking Mystic’s culinary renaissance through hyper-local sourcing.
—Cameron Sperance, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
But the markets are now down, gold and silver have lost ground after a renaissance, and bitcoin seems to have evaporated.
—Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance
Noun
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The artifact dates to the Predynastic period (Naqada IID), the late 4th millennium BCE — roughly 5,300 years ago.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Feb. 2026
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The 5,300-year-old tool reveals that Egyptian craftspeople mastered sophisticated rotary drilling technology more than two millennia earlier than previously believed.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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The 1970s were a golden age of American cinema.—
Paul Fischer,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Transporting guests to a golden age of travel, a luxury train operator is rolling out the red carpet with a brand-new 1930's-era private dining and events carriage.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Feb. 2026
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Once at the second point, the Dragon will briefly pause its approach and then proceed directly to a docking with the zenith or space-facing side of the Harmony node.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
14 Feb. 2026
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No preventive war Debate about overly permissive use of force reached its zenith in the lead-up to the Bush administration’s invasion of Iraq in 2003.—
Gerard F. Powers,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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All the athletes crave The Claw trophy, the pinnacle of success.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
17 Feb. 2026
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And it’s all housed inside a glamorous 120-year-old building sat beneath the towering Alps in northern Italy, long a retreat for aristocrats and dignitaries alike—and now, of course, folks devoted to that seemingly elusive goal of reaching the pinnacle of health.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Renaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renaissance. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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