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 Vampire Diaries was among the most prolific television shows from the vampire media renaissance of the late 2000s and early 2010s, alongside other fan favorites like Twilight and True Blood.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Anderson’s renaissance began in 2022 with her Broadway debut playing Roxie Hart in Chicago.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
Party with gas, play with fire: the dangerous renaissance of ‘whippets’ in the music scene.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Jennifer Coolidge can thank The White Lotus for more than just a career renaissance.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Anderson’s renaissance began in 2022 with her Broadway debut playing Roxie Hart in Chicago.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
Party with gas, play with fire: the dangerous renaissance of ‘whippets’ in the music scene.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Jennifer Coolidge can thank The White Lotus for more than just a career renaissance.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance
Noun
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Lake Como has been a magnet for wealthy and distinguished visitors for at least two millennia.—
Dermot Corrigan,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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That level of detail was maintained over millennia due to zeolite in the ashes surrounding the fossil.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In theory, this should be the golden age of business insight.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Each new suite chronicles a distinct design epoch: the early 20th-century Edwardian era; the glamorous art deco period of the 1920s and ‘30s; the innovative mid-century golden age of the 1950s and '60s; and the glittering extravagance that defined the 1980s Dynasty-era aesthetics.—
Regan Stephens,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Apr. 2025
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The cut is also inching closer to the pinnacle of both the Hot Latin Songs and Latin Streaming Songs charts.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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This version of Florida does have some conspicuous differences from the one Billy Donovan first led to the pinnacle in 2006, nine years after arriving from Marshall.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Renaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renaissance. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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