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Recent Examples of silver age
During that decade, Necaxa also had a silver age, winning three Mexican league titles.
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Arturo Conde, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
To modern readers, the silver age comics of the early Marvel era may read as kind of hokey.
—Joe George, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
That was its golden age, its silver age, its platinum.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 10 Nov. 2021
The silver age wrapped up with Walt Disney and his animators balancing the visual ambition of Fantasia with the storytelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
—Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2021
After its first five glorious years, the Lampoon had gradually transitioned to a silver age, and then to an age of progressively baser metals.
—Benjamin Wallace, HWD, 1 May 2017
Arturo Conde, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
To modern readers, the silver age comics of the early Marvel era may read as kind of hokey.
—Joe George, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
That was its golden age, its silver age, its platinum.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 10 Nov. 2021
The silver age wrapped up with Walt Disney and his animators balancing the visual ambition of Fantasia with the storytelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
—Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2021
After its first five glorious years, the Lampoon had gradually transitioned to a silver age, and then to an age of progressively baser metals.
—Benjamin Wallace, HWD, 1 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver age
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
Noun
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Her grandmother tended a flower garden with such care that even reluctant neighbors came to admire it and then stayed to talk.—
Deni Ellis Béchard,
Scientific American,
17 Feb. 2026
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Its green leaves have a silvery underside for beautiful dimension, while the flowers are white, showy, and fragrant.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
17 Feb. 2026
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In its heyday, Jefferson, Texas, was a major port on the Big Cypress Bayou.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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Danica McKellar credits finding balance in her life for keeping her centered during her heyday as a child actress.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
15 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Silver age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20age. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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