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Recent Examples of silver age
To modern readers, the silver age comics of the early Marvel era may read as kind of hokey.
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Joe George, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
That was its golden age, its silver age, its platinum.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 10 Nov. 2021
The silver age wrapped up with Walt Disney and his animators balancing the visual ambition of Fantasia with the storytelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
—Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2021
After its first five glorious years, the Lampoon had gradually transitioned to a silver age, and then to an age of progressively baser metals.
—Benjamin Wallace, HWD, 1 May 2017
Joe George, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
That was its golden age, its silver age, its platinum.
—Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 10 Nov. 2021
The silver age wrapped up with Walt Disney and his animators balancing the visual ambition of Fantasia with the storytelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
—Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2021
After its first five glorious years, the Lampoon had gradually transitioned to a silver age, and then to an age of progressively baser metals.
—Benjamin Wallace, HWD, 1 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver age
Noun
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Lake Como has been a magnet for wealthy and distinguished visitors for at least two millennia.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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That level of detail was maintained over millennia due to zeolite in the ashes surrounding the fossil.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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McPherson rose to prominence during the golden age of P.R., when Ivy Lee was talking up the Rockefellers and the Democratic Party and Edward Bernays was selling everything from Dixie cups to the First World War.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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Each new suite chronicles a distinct design epoch: the early 20th-century Edwardian era; the glamorous art deco period of the 1920s and ‘30s; the innovative mid-century golden age of the 1950s and '60s; and the glittering extravagance that defined the 1980s Dynasty-era aesthetics.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the summer, pollinators love the flowers, and understandably so – bean flowers not only signal the coming produce but are also eye-catching.—
Abigayle Ward,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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Harvey’s recurring motifs, or obsessions, are well-trodden, and not just in photography but in literature, too: flowers, children, food, nature, interiors.—
Ocean Vuong,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At this point, far from his popular heyday and a few months away from leaving the WWE altogether, Hogan steals the limelight from both Hart and Yokozuna and turns the finale of WrestleMania IX into one of the most infamous moments in the event’s history. 36.—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
21 Apr. 2025
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We two were often indulgent with our gifts: a chest made of trimmings from the Hardy tree, tokens from the Queen, a heyday for biographers.—
Maya C. Popa,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Silver age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20age. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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