silver age

Definition of silver agenext

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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
  • Galen, the famous Greek physician of ancient Rome, wrote a medicinal recipe two millennia ago.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Barrack, Epstein and the Middle East Epstein and Barrack's camaraderie, established in the social world of the New York elite in the 1990's, appears to have continued into the new millennium.
    Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • EPiC shows why this is a golden age to be an Elvis fan.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The 1970s were a golden age of American cinema.
    Paul Fischer, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Her grandmother tended a flower garden with such care that even reluctant neighbors came to admire it and then stayed to talk.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Its green leaves have a silvery underside for beautiful dimension, while the flowers are white, showy, and fragrant.
    Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In its heyday, Jefferson, Texas, was a major port on the Big Cypress Bayou.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Danica McKellar credits finding balance in her life for keeping her centered during her heyday as a child actress.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026

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“Silver age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20age. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.

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