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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 term historic may be understated for a city that can trace its origins, as a continuous settlement, to the first millennium BCE.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ralph led the way with 15 points, seven rebounds and six steals, while Jones added 12 off the bench to secure the first UConn championship of the new millennium.—
Devon Henderson,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Mahjong has entered a new golden age in 2026.—
Lois K. Solomon,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Apr. 2026
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Kevin Roberts, the president of Heritage, thinks this is the golden age of America in the Americas.—
Max Saltman,
CNN Money,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Dotting the center of the flower in the same color as the pink tip creates a cohesive finish.—
Emily Kelleher,
InStyle,
7 Apr. 2026
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In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Morgan Family Foundation, The Jemicy School, Calvert Hall’s La Salle Program, or The ALS 100, an annual endurance golf fundraiser for ALS research.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Although the likes of the Go Go’s and the Cars are present at times, the soundtrack as a whole seems too staid to provide a backdrop for ’80s kids kicking around in the heyday of punk.—
Gina Friedlande,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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That his ascent coincided with the mainstreaming of nerdom and the heyday of the fuckboy was a stroke of luck, but the bassist and singer born Stephen Bruner knows that men’s hypocrisies and failures are timeless fodder for songwriting.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Silver age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20age. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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