silver age

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Recent Examples of silver age To modern readers, the silver age comics of the early Marvel era may read as kind of hokey. Joe George, Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023 That was its golden age, its silver age, its platinum. Nicholas Rice, PEOPLE.com, 10 Nov. 2021 The silver age wrapped up with Walt Disney and his animators balancing the visual ambition of Fantasia with the storytelling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Josh Spiegel, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2021 After its first five glorious years, the Lampoon had gradually transitioned to a silver age, and then to an age of progressively baser metals. Benjamin Wallace, HWD, 1 May 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for silver age
Noun
  • Early into the new millennium, Ford released its GT as a tribute to the GT40 and to establish itself in the supercar market.
    Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 2 June 2025
  • Ganoderma lucidum—commonly known as reishi or lingzhi—was first recorded in the Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing, the oldest Chinese pharmacopeia written over two millennia ago, where it was classified as a tonic for anti-aging and boosting qi.
    Boutayna Chokrane, Wired News, 28 May 2025
Noun
  • The film sardonically conjures a golden age of interventionist arrogance.
    Richard Brody, New Yorker, 29 May 2025
  • Trump praises West Point graduates, touts 'golden age' of US military in commencement speech During an overcast morning, Trump took part in the traditional wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns before delivering his speech.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 26 May 2025
Noun
  • For dinner, guests selected from four menu items before enjoying wedding cake adorned with cascading flowers.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 26 May 2025
  • An invitation to a spring wedding immediately evokes thoughts of lavish gardens filled with fragrant flowers while the golden-hour light casts everything in a romantic glow.
    Lara Oliveri, Vogue, 25 May 2025
Noun
  • In its heyday, tickets for the Great American Beer Festival would sell out in minutes.
    Don Tse, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
  • Industrial output now surpasses the heyday of American factories—thanks largely to efficiency gains and technological innovation.
    Nick Mordowanec Mandy Taheri John Feng, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025

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