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being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
space-age technology that totally transformed the news-gathering business
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Recent Examples of space-age
The three keys seemed to be newly designed racing spikes, a space-age aerodynamic racing suit, and a team of pacers placed to block as much wind as possible.
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 26 June 2025
Seabrook’s cutting-edge packaging materials lent a space-age feel to its wares.
—John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
But his work is clearly responsive to modern life: His previous feature, the staggering Asteroid City, was a charming dramedy about a space-age desert town encountering aliens that also managed to capture the feeling of people going into lockdown in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
Flanked by nearly three dozen shrouded and masked dancers, one of R&B’s most enigmatic figures appeared as a glam Darth Vader or space-age Phantom of the Opera — ready to lead his followers through a celebration of excess, contradiction and dissociation like no one else can.
—Jessi Roti, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
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Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 26 June 2025
Seabrook’s cutting-edge packaging materials lent a space-age feel to its wares.
—John Seabrook
june 11, Literary Hub, 11 June 2025
But his work is clearly responsive to modern life: His previous feature, the staggering Asteroid City, was a charming dramedy about a space-age desert town encountering aliens that also managed to capture the feeling of people going into lockdown in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 6 June 2025
Flanked by nearly three dozen shrouded and masked dancers, one of R&B’s most enigmatic figures appeared as a glam Darth Vader or space-age Phantom of the Opera — ready to lead his followers through a celebration of excess, contradiction and dissociation like no one else can.
—Jessi Roti, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for space-age
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The fight was one of the most astonishing diplomatic meetings in modern presidential history.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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But there's another modern space title that has some strong resemblances to Daggerfall: Bethesda's own Starfield.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
18 Aug. 2025
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Elio — Disney and Pixar Animation’s summer box office flop — will try to find a new audience when the film arrives on digital streaming this week.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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The skid is a new season-long, surpassing two previous six-game losing streaks — all of which have come since the calendar turned to July.—
Evan Webeck,
Mercury News,
17 Aug. 2025
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Murphy suggests using your vintage finds as statement pieces—like a mid-century coffee table in a contemporary living room—versus buying every single item secondhand.—
Shivani Vyas,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Aug. 2025
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With its square neckline and contrast trim, this ribbed maxi offers a contemporary take on the classic silhouette.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Space-age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/space-age. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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