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 Athens, History Shapes the Future After hovering for a millennium at the crossroads of past and present and braving a series of recent crises, the ancient metropolis is ascendant once again.
    Matt Ortile, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Earlier this millennium, the team that formerly called Oakland home revolutionized the sport.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The correspondence shows how the watch was selected for McQueen and used during filming and promotion, giving a glimpse into how product placement was orchestrated in the golden age of cinema.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The quote is often cited as an epitaph to Boeing’s golden age.
    John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Lindsay Lohan has a beautiful bouquet of flowers in hand on set for Count My Lies in New York City on April 20.
    Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026
  • These companion plants for garlic—including vegetables, flowers, and herbs—can increase your yield and naturally deter pests.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Naturally, people in the comments had a heyday.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But a subversive tradition took hold in the early nineteen-seventies, coinciding with the heyday of Saturday-morning cartoons and children’s educational television.
    Elise Broach, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026

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“Silver age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20age. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.

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