as in ages
an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing
the introduction of the mass production of cars on an assembly line ushered in the era of the automobile
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Recent Examples of eras
More capsules will be released in the future, drawing inspiration from additional Disney characters and different design eras.
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
On the back, Neely went to town, incorporating seven different eras of the monster from the last seven decades.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Whether in the spheres of culture, family, economic or civic life, gender roles and norms intersect with class, race and other social differences and shift across cultures and historical eras.
—Elizabeth Anne Wood, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Some things have changed between the eras.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The findings provide a rare window into the planet's original building blocks and could offer scientists clues about what Earth and its neighboring worlds were like in their earliest eras.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The frontcourt of Miller, Stewart and Parker dominated the game during their eras.
—Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
The community-centric atmosphere of today’s climbing gyms signals a departure from the sensibility of bygone eras, when climbers styled themselves as misfits and loners set apart from society at-large.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
Shaqiri and Thiago experienced both but failed to make a century of appearances at Liverpool, and neither of their peaks coincided with the points of those Bayern or Liverpool eras.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
On the back, Neely went to town, incorporating seven different eras of the monster from the last seven decades.
—New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2025
Whether in the spheres of culture, family, economic or civic life, gender roles and norms intersect with class, race and other social differences and shift across cultures and historical eras.
—Elizabeth Anne Wood, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
Some things have changed between the eras.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
The findings provide a rare window into the planet's original building blocks and could offer scientists clues about what Earth and its neighboring worlds were like in their earliest eras.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
The frontcourt of Miller, Stewart and Parker dominated the game during their eras.
—Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 18 Oct. 2025
The community-centric atmosphere of today’s climbing gyms signals a departure from the sensibility of bygone eras, when climbers styled themselves as misfits and loners set apart from society at-large.
—Kelli María Korducki, HubSpot, 17 Oct. 2025
Shaqiri and Thiago experienced both but failed to make a century of appearances at Liverpool, and neither of their peaks coincided with the points of those Bayern or Liverpool eras.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eras
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Pertile’s Head Start program serves 85 children ages 3 to 5 and 30 families with pregnant mothers through age 3.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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The contest is open to photographers of all ages.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Most take several days to travel Earth’s distance from the Sun, and the overwhelming majority sail harmlessly into the outer solar system.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Meals — breakfast, lunch and a snack — are provided to kids four days a week in Head Start programs.—
Beki San Martin,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Stolarz shouldn’t shoulder all the blame for allowing four goals through two periods.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Drivers are being urged to use caution on I-84, US-20, and I-90, where periods of moderate to heavy snow could reduce visibility and make road conditions hazardous.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to the researchers, this model predicted up to 70 percent more massive galaxy clusters in the Universe’s early epochs due to stronger gravitational forces.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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Seen through that prism, the Mistral earns its place in history as a remarkable bridge between two epic epochs.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Raptors ran relentlessly, even as Atlanta turned the ball over just 16 times, a far cry from what the Raptors were forcing in the preseason.—
Eric Koreen,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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Overall domestic revenues are just 4% ahead of 2024 and more than 20% behind pre-pandemic times, according to Comscore.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
22 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Eras.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eras. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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