SILVER AGES Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

silver ages

noun

plural of silver age

as in salad days

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dark ages

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millennia

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These properties have enabled the likes of the Pantheon, ancient Roman aqueducts, and even parts of the Colosseum to survive two millennia, while some Brutalist buildings from the 1960s that were made from modern concrete are crumbling.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026
The tale has been continuously retold, translated and adapted into various formats over nearly three millennia.

— Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 8 July 2026

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