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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
Campo Verde was built in the heyday of fajitas-and-margaritas restaurants by Williams, a manager for Fort Worth restaurateur Don Bowden at Dos Gringos before Bowden started Mercado Juarez Cafes.
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2025
Before Kansas City in 2023 and 2024, the last team to win back-to-back Super Bowls was the New England Patriots in the heyday of quarterback Tom Brady in 2004 and 2005.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Then came a switch to the North West Counties Football League in 1986, paving the way for the club’s heyday in the 1990s.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Watch on Deadline Full of often astonishing footage and sounds of the ‘Family Affair’ superstar and his band in their heyday, Sly Lives!
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Jan. 2025
Before Kansas City in 2023 and 2024, the last team to win back-to-back Super Bowls was the New England Patriots in the heyday of quarterback Tom Brady in 2004 and 2005.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025
Then came a switch to the North West Counties Football League in 1986, paving the way for the club’s heyday in the 1990s.
—Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
Watch on Deadline Full of often astonishing footage and sounds of the ‘Family Affair’ superstar and his band in their heyday, Sly Lives!
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heyday
Noun
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Its blend of black amber plum, vanilla woods, and jasmine blooms creates an earthy and sophisticated combination.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
11 Feb. 2025
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At any point in music time, there is space for a floppy-haired, fresh-faced, four-piece guitar band in the bloom of its youth.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Doncic was the Mavericks franchise player and in the full prime of his career.—
Kristan Hawkins,
Newsweek,
6 Feb. 2025
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At 25, Doncic is just entering the prime of his career.—
Stefan Stevenson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Peters had previously performed the songs in 2009 and 2011 Broadway revivals of both shows.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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However, that doesn’t mean a new revival is off the table.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Tim Robinson and Sam Richardson, the comedic geniuses behind Detroiters, a sitcom about an underdog advertising firm, have finally made it to the pinnacle of American commercialism: the Super Bowl.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2025
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The path to this pinnacle of achievement is essentially a distillation of the very best cars exhibited each year.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Heyday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heyday. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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