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 idea is to take advantage of a minor renaissance in interest in high-end books as practically objets d’art.
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David Bloom, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Tupperware Tupperware is experiencing its renaissance.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
The Adam Brody renaissance is in full swing with the Netflix rom-com series Nobody Wants This.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Our own city has been in the midst of a decade-plus-long pizza renaissance since Nancy Silverton launched Pizzeria Mozza.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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David Bloom, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
Tupperware Tupperware is experiencing its renaissance.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2024
The Adam Brody renaissance is in full swing with the Netflix rom-com series Nobody Wants This.
—Brendan Le, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Our own city has been in the midst of a decade-plus-long pizza renaissance since Nancy Silverton launched Pizzeria Mozza.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance
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As auroras form, Earth's magnetic field redirects the particles toward the poles through a process that produces a stunning display of rays, spirals and flickers that have fascinated humans for millennia.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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And for millennia, those birds stopped to rest and feed in the wetlands of California’s Central Valley.Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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In a golden age of shortstops, Adames, 29, has quietly been one of baseball’s best over the last half-decade, ranking ninth among all shortstops in WAR (20.1, per FanGraphs).Justice delos Santos, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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The witch trials, the golden age of Salem, and Hocus Pocus.Shannon Carlin, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Essentially, ‘just refill’ is encouraging consumers to reuse and refill because reusability is the pinnacle of sustainability.Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Regency era dates back to the early 1800s in England and was the pinnacle of high society, extravagance, and strict etiquette.Isabella Milano, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Renaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renaissance. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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