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
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A men’s jewelry renaissance has opened the gates for all sorts of styles to gain traction.
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Mekaylah Yowpp-Hernacki, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
The season was the start of the franchise’s renaissance.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Nuclear power is enjoying something of a renaissance with many countries turning to the atom to meet their energy needs.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025
The only segment yet to embrace the wind propulsion renaissance is the massive container ship sector that prizes space for cargo above all.
—Nick Nuttall, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
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Mekaylah Yowpp-Hernacki, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
The season was the start of the franchise’s renaissance.
—Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
Nuclear power is enjoying something of a renaissance with many countries turning to the atom to meet their energy needs.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025
The only segment yet to embrace the wind propulsion renaissance is the massive container ship sector that prizes space for cargo above all.
—Nick Nuttall, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for renaissance
Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance
Noun
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Our species has accumulated knowledge and passed it down over millennia, so the mistakes of previous humans will no longer need to be repeated.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2025
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Over the last millennium Poland experienced its share of invasions and uprisings against occupying forces.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
20 Feb. 2025
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These years were considered Haiti’s golden age, when the country was a popular tourist destination especially for American bohemians drawn to the island’s rum, beaches, and hotels.—
Danielle Amir Jackson,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2025
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Here are three reasons why the MAGA faithful believe a golden age has begun.—
Alex Hinton,
The Conversation,
21 Feb. 2025
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Traditionally, family offices have long been seen as the pinnacle of private investment sophistication—highly sophisticated institutional level investors, dedicated to single or small groups of ultra-high-net-worth families to manage their fortunes across generations.—
Francois Botha,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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The hypocrisy of clutching pearls when whites committed 'cultural appropriation,' and then celebrating Black and Hispanic Founding Fathers is the pinnacle of absurdity!—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Renaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renaissance. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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