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
The Vampire Diaries was among the most prolific television shows from the vampire media renaissance of the late 2000s and early 2010s, alongside other fan favorites like Twilight and True Blood.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Anderson’s renaissance began in 2022 with her Broadway debut playing Roxie Hart in Chicago.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
Party with gas, play with fire: the dangerous renaissance of ‘whippets’ in the music scene.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Jennifer Coolidge can thank The White Lotus for more than just a career renaissance.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Anderson’s renaissance began in 2022 with her Broadway debut playing Roxie Hart in Chicago.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
Party with gas, play with fire: the dangerous renaissance of ‘whippets’ in the music scene.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Jennifer Coolidge can thank The White Lotus for more than just a career renaissance.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance
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This grew the population of the West but destroyed the way of life Indigenous people had cultivated for millennia, though many contemporary homesteaders have reinstated Indigenous practices to tend their land.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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The air, which has not circulated for millennia, became stale.—
Tony Perrottet,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Mar. 2025
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Lenny Clarke Mohegan Sun, 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd., Uncasville Lenny Clarke was a legendary comic in the golden age of the Boston comedy club scene of 1980s, hosting shows at all the big comedy venues throughout the city.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
5 Apr. 2025
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Nothing like gazing at powerful muscle cars to bring back what truly was a golden age in America.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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The golf tournament also runs alongside the NCAA Tournament Final Four starting Saturday, April 5 in San Antonio where all four No. 1 seeds won Elite Eight games to advance to college basketball’s pinnacle at the Final Four.—
Jay Ginsbach,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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With big briny flavors, blue cheese, and crushed olives with lemon, this is truly the pinnacle of appetizers and belongs next to any charcuterie board.—
Erin Hooker,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Renaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renaissance. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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