as in bloom
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
in its heyday, the circus was a major form of entertainment for small-town America
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Recent Examples of heyday
Commissioned by King Leopold II for the Brussels International Exposition of 1910, in its heyday the Astoria hosted the likes of Salvador Dalí, James Joyce, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Winston Churchill, and the Shah of Iran.
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Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2025
Those took place during the team's late-1940s heyday, when Philadelphia won back-to-back titles during the 1948-49 seasons.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Celebrities mingled courtside, as if this were Staples in its heyday or the Coliseum in the Carroll era.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Again the intention is to hark back to Wrexham’s industrial heritage, specifically the jagged and uneven edges of coal seams during the area’s mining heyday.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Chrissie McClatchie, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2025
Those took place during the team's late-1940s heyday, when Philadelphia won back-to-back titles during the 1948-49 seasons.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2025
Celebrities mingled courtside, as if this were Staples in its heyday or the Coliseum in the Carroll era.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2025
Again the intention is to hark back to Wrexham’s industrial heritage, specifically the jagged and uneven edges of coal seams during the area’s mining heyday.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heyday
Noun
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Most peony cultivars don't enjoy excessive heat and humidity, especially during bloom.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
9 Mar. 2025
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Cades Cove is an excellent place to see early spring blooms like daffodils and jonquils.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Cole then took a shot at the Nexus for failing to take Cena out in his prime.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Wide zooms like the FE PZ 16-35mm F4 G have a more versatile, changeable field of view, but creators who prefer the wide aperture that comes with a prime will get great results from the FE 16mm F1.8 G, and that's enough for the lens to earn our Editors' Choice award.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
26 Feb. 2025
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Gone, too, is the Latin Mass revival, which, to the dismay of many Catholics around the world, Francis quashed via a motu proprio in 2021.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
28 Feb. 2025
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The Signature itself produced a sturdy revival, in 2019, with a ferocious David Warshofsky as Weston, an alcoholic father who terrorizes his family, especially his grown son, Wesley, who learns to mimic him.—
Helen Shaw,
The New Yorker,
28 Feb. 2025
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For many people, going to Harvard University is the pinnacle of education, but in reality, less than four percent of applicants get accepted into the prestigious Ivy League school.—
Alyce Collins,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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An elite teenage athlete like Malinin ends up making trade offs in order to reach the pinnacle of his sport.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Heyday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heyday. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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