as in millenniums
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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Noun
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But there have literally been billions of people over the past two millennia who would have liked to know this.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025 -
Humans have been processing food for millenniums.—
Alice Callahan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Tucked into an open space behind twin hogbacks, with a series of red rock outcrops and pinnacles reminiscent of Red Rocks Park, South Valley Park is one of the most enchanting places to hike in the metro area.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
29 Sep. 2025
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Its conical Art Nouveau pinnacles have the lumpy beauty of sandcastles.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Renaissances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renaissances. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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