SILVER AGE Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

silver age

noun

Definition of silver age

as in millennium

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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 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, 24 July 2024 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 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

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Noun

The New England Patriots, who entered last season winners of the conference nine times this millennium, won it for a 10th time.

— Austin Mock, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Some two millennia ago Chinese astronomers reported Betelgeuse as being yellow.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of millennium

Noun

The city’s Art Deco architecture gave the production a welcome location nod to Hollywood’s golden age.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Umiltà 36 celebrates the golden age of mid-century modern Italian design, and showcases an impressive collection of contemporary art.

— Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of golden age

Noun

Large flower arrangements lie on the pile of earth; a traditional embroidered cloth drapes over the cross.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Pair your time in the pool with relaxing massages and facials, the former with organic oils scented with herbs and flowers from the island, and the latter with products from Rowse, the natural and cruelty-free cosmetics brand.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of flower

Noun

Still, a visit to Meyers’ sleek apartment, admittedly paid for by his parents, confirms for Ed the kind of youthful privilege at play here, so unlike the scrappier downtown bohemia of his own artistic heyday.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Originally built in the 1940s to manufacture B-29 bombers, Ford City reopened as a shopping center in 1965 and had more than 100 stores during its heyday.

— Brian J. Rogal, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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