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as in bloom
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
a springtime of entrepreneurship in the old Soviet bloc after the fall of the Iron Curtain
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as in childhood
the state or time of being a child
a man in the winter of his life reminiscing about his springtime and wondering where all the years went
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Recent Examples of springtime
Holland Christmas Parade of Lights In West Michigan, a Christmas tradition will return to Holland, a popular tourist town and home to the springtime Tulip Festival.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
Most trees release their pollen in the springtime, which is when people usually expect to have hay fever, meaning that cedar fever is often mistaken for seasonal illnesses like flu or the common cold, which also spike during the winter months.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
While springtime events like the Kentucky Derby and music festivals like Louder Than Life taking place in the fall are major economic contributors, the holiday season has its own special appeal.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2024
Barge traffic on the river's northern stretch halts each year until springtime because the river freezes over the winter.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
Most trees release their pollen in the springtime, which is when people usually expect to have hay fever, meaning that cedar fever is often mistaken for seasonal illnesses like flu or the common cold, which also spike during the winter months.
—Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
While springtime events like the Kentucky Derby and music festivals like Louder Than Life taking place in the fall are major economic contributors, the holiday season has its own special appeal.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2024
Barge traffic on the river's northern stretch halts each year until springtime because the river freezes over the winter.
—Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for springtime
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January 8, 2025 Fashion’s love affair with sports is in full bloom.Leah Faye Cooper, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2025
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Essay Free the Roses Sarah Nicole Prickett On the bloom of spectacular decline.Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
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While anger is something everyone experiences at one time or another, most people learn to control it during childhood.Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
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While debating the bill, a majority of the party tried to label the legislation as unnecessary and predatory against kids who have a hard enough time navigating childhood.Matt Galka, Baltimore Sun, 15 Jan. 2025
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By 2100, the measure could prevent some 48 million U.S. youth from starting to smoke.Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
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The teenager was born in Gambia but has spent his youth career in the U.S. at Minnesota United and Philadelphia Union, before moving to LAFC in 2023.Colin Millar, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Springtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springtime. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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