silver age

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Recent Examples of silver age During that decade, Necaxa also had a silver age, winning three Mexican league titles. 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
  • In the new millennium, Jones continued driving, at one point for Uber, and now for HopSkipDrive, transporting kids to school.
    Greg Poole, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026
  • But harsher challenges would present in the new millennium.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 1 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The Discovery Rate Is Going Up, Not Down The study directly challenges the assumption that the golden age of species discovery is behind us.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Set the scene Arrival at Asher Adams feels more like a grand departure into Salt Lake’s golden age.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Spring windstorms, heat and dry air can accelerate the plants’ life cycle or prevent new flowers from developing.
    Cierra Morgan, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The hinoki cedar soaking tubs are the main event; afterward, cool off on one of the sofas on the balcony, where each room's private garden is planted with the trees and flowers that the suite is named for.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Formed in Melbourne in 1979, Men at Work had a relatively brief heyday.
    Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The star from Maine grew up rooting for the Celtics and his parents owned a DVD set featuring Boston games from Bird’s heyday.
    SportsDay Staff, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026

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“Silver age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20age. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.

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