as in millennium
a period of high artistic or cultural development
the 19th-century literary renaissance that prompted people to refer to Boston as the Athens of America
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Recent Examples of renaissance
For those living under a rock, the nineties are experiencing a renaissance, even with people too young to have experienced them (at least sentiently) the first time around.
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Nora Dahlia, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Smith might be listed behind veteran backs Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt on the depth chart, but the team’s overall backfield production has risen in the past few weeks and Smith is part of that renaissance.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Who better than the Americans to lead the fascist renaissance, set the paradigm, order the preemptive strikes?
—Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Here Hedi El Kholti of Semiotext(e) and Dan Simon of Seven Stories reminisce about Indiana’s late renaissance, the role his publishers played, and on Gary as a friend.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Nora Dahlia, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Smith might be listed behind veteran backs Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt on the depth chart, but the team’s overall backfield production has risen in the past few weeks and Smith is part of that renaissance.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
Who better than the Americans to lead the fascist renaissance, set the paradigm, order the preemptive strikes?
—Henry Freedland, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Here Hedi El Kholti of Semiotext(e) and Dan Simon of Seven Stories reminisce about Indiana’s late renaissance, the role his publishers played, and on Gary as a friend.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance
Noun
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When the new millennium arrived, that equation shifted yet again, even if the focus on money hadn’t.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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Stargazers are in for a once-in-many-lifetimes opportunity this week as a comet will be visible passing by Earth for the last time for over a millennium.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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As for that black-and-white color scheme, it was apparently chosen to reflect the golden age of Hollywood, when Phantom was a symbol of the era of glamour, and movies were shot in black and white.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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His 10-year rivalry with another modern managerial great, Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola, saw the flowering of a new golden age for the English Premier League.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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The last American to compete in the pinnacle of motorsport was Logan Sargeant, who raced for Williams for nearly two years before the team replaced him.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In fact, management guru Simon Sinek said all successful people have hit rock bottom before reaching their pinnacle.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Renaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renaissance. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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