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
Under her leadership, the country experienced a cultural and scientific renaissance inspired by the ideas of the Enlightenment.
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
Some experts believe the Texas floods make the case for a weather radio renaissance.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Comedy Means Business aims to fill a gap in in-depth analysis of the standup business, a segment of entertainment that has enjoyed a renaissance, both in the lead-up to the pandemic and in the aftermath, and continues to flourish despite economic challenges facing Hollywood.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 June 2025
That requires an industrial renaissance, not just in defense but across NATO economies.
—Mark Rutte, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
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Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 9 July 2025
Some experts believe the Texas floods make the case for a weather radio renaissance.
—Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 6 July 2025
Comedy Means Business aims to fill a gap in in-depth analysis of the standup business, a segment of entertainment that has enjoyed a renaissance, both in the lead-up to the pandemic and in the aftermath, and continues to flourish despite economic challenges facing Hollywood.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 June 2025
That requires an industrial renaissance, not just in defense but across NATO economies.
—Mark Rutte, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance
Noun
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Typically defined as the years between 1997 and 2004, the era marked a period of all-encompassing change—most notably in the realms of fashion and beauty, technology, music, and media—that left nearly everything about the ’90s behind while creeping toward the uncertainty of a new millennium.—
Chantal Waldholz,
Glamour,
18 July 2025
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During the third millennium B.C.E., a man was buried in a sealed ceramic pot in the Egyptian village of Nuwayrat.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 July 2025
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The golden age of the shed—New York City’s outdoor-dining boom, circa summer, 2020—produced some impressive structures.—
Naaman Zhou,
New Yorker,
21 July 2025
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The early 2000s were a golden age of designer bag trends — think logomania, micro baguettes, and East-West shoulder bags — all of which have staged major comebacks in recent seasons.—
Lauren Alexis Fisher,
Footwear News,
16 July 2025
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However, instead of reaching their professional pinnacle of success, many of them have accrued 47% of the nation’s outstanding student loan debt.—
Colleen Batchelder,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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The experience gets even better with a group of friends, and reaches its pinnacle in the Florida Keys, where personal watercraft, thanks to their swiftness, agility, and minimal draft, are ideal vessels to explore the pristine, and often shallow waters.—
Jeremy Korzeniewski,
Robb Report,
12 July 2025
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“Renaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renaissance. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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