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as in bloom
a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
a springtime of entrepreneurship in the old Soviet bloc after the fall of the Iron Curtain
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as in childhood
the state or time of being a child
a man in the winter of his life reminiscing about his springtime and wondering where all the years went
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Recent Examples of springtime
The whales seem to be developing a springtime nursery habitat as the proportion of mother right whales bringing calves to Cape Cod Bay has increased since 2016.
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Dr. Rob Moir, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2024
The Eaton Canyon Trail to the waterfall is a spectacular, springtime ritual.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The previous springtime tradition was so ingrained that last year, Gov. Wes Moore declared May 2 to be Maryland Film Festival Day.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
For the Easter holiday in April 2023, Princess Charlotte and her mother wore complementary looks evocative of the springtime season.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
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Dr. Rob Moir, Boston Herald, 6 Dec. 2024
The Eaton Canyon Trail to the waterfall is a spectacular, springtime ritual.
—Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
The previous springtime tradition was so ingrained that last year, Gov. Wes Moore declared May 2 to be Maryland Film Festival Day.
—Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 7 Jan. 2025
For the Easter holiday in April 2023, Princess Charlotte and her mother wore complementary looks evocative of the springtime season.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 26 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for springtime
Recent Examples of Synonyms for springtime
Noun
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Two-inch blooms cover compact 12-inch-high mounded plants.—
Dawn Pettinelli,
Hartford Courant,
18 Jan. 2025
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The crape myrtles usually resume growth in spring and produce lots of blooms.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Before the vaccine became available in the 1960s, measles was very common in childhood.—
Sara Moniuszko,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Evans married his childhood sweetheart, Heather Nudds, in 1984.—
Danny Horn,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Programs like Kids Off Drugs aim to educate youth about substance misuse and address some of the systemic factors that contribute to addiction.—
Pradeep Thomas,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2025
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Police have arrested an 18-year-old youth who allegedly slashed a teen girl on the face inside a Bronx subway station last month, police said Tuesday.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
25 Jan. 2025
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“Springtime.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/springtime. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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