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or belle époque
as in renaissance
a period of high artistic or cultural development
that 19th-century belle epoque when Paris seemed to be the artistic center of the universe
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Recent Examples of belle epoque
The next day, they were married at General Prim, a historic belle epoque mansion in Colonia Juarez, in front of 165 family members and friends.
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 12 July 2024
The hotel opened in June in a belle epoque mansion by the Charente River and is part of the Almae Collection of hotels as well as a member of the hotel network Relais & Chateaux.
—Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
His death, from pneumonia and a pulmonary abscess, was perhaps the final nail in the coffin of the belle epoque, an age of gentility, civility and artistic achievement that had mostly ended with the outbreak of World War I.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
Horowitz deepens the allure of this true-crime page-turner by contextualizing how sexuality was used by and against women in belle epoque Paris, and how far police went to protect elites.
—Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022
The opulent luxury of first class that now feels rather like a belle epoque for aviation is being replaced by a more understated desire, Kopola explains.
—John Walton, CNN, 4 Oct. 2021
The most elegant bridge in Paris Then comes the most elegant of Paris bridges: the Pont Alexandre III, a belle epoque confection linking the Invalides to the Champs-Élysées.
—Elaine Sciolino, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2019
By the belle epoque era, however, tastes veered upscale and bouillons faded or transformed entirely, their charming interiors left untouched while their menus became decidedly upscale.
—Lindsey Tramuta, New York Times, 16 June 2018
Elise Taylor, Vogue, 12 July 2024
The hotel opened in June in a belle epoque mansion by the Charente River and is part of the Almae Collection of hotels as well as a member of the hotel network Relais & Chateaux.
—Stephanie Rosenbloom, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
His death, from pneumonia and a pulmonary abscess, was perhaps the final nail in the coffin of the belle epoque, an age of gentility, civility and artistic achievement that had mostly ended with the outbreak of World War I.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2022
Horowitz deepens the allure of this true-crime page-turner by contextualizing how sexuality was used by and against women in belle epoque Paris, and how far police went to protect elites.
—Becky Meloan, Washington Post, 30 Aug. 2022
The opulent luxury of first class that now feels rather like a belle epoque for aviation is being replaced by a more understated desire, Kopola explains.
—John Walton, CNN, 4 Oct. 2021
The most elegant bridge in Paris Then comes the most elegant of Paris bridges: the Pont Alexandre III, a belle epoque confection linking the Invalides to the Champs-Élysées.
—Elaine Sciolino, New York Times, 4 Nov. 2019
By the belle epoque era, however, tastes veered upscale and bouillons faded or transformed entirely, their charming interiors left untouched while their menus became decidedly upscale.
—Lindsey Tramuta, New York Times, 16 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for belle epoque
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Raphinha’s renaissance may have been stealing all the headlines, but Lewandowski is still Barcelona’s talisman.—
Brett Koremenos,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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And with the nuclear sector showing signs of undergoing a renaissance—as countries look to decarbonize energy production and with the tech sector seeking ways to power its electricity-hungry AI systems—the pressure for nuclear-waste disposal is likely to grow.—
Marta Abbà,
Wired News,
23 Apr. 2025
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McPherson rose to prominence during the golden age of P.R., when Ivy Lee was talking up the Rockefellers and the Democratic Party and Edward Bernays was selling everything from Dixie cups to the First World War.—
Casey Cep,
New Yorker,
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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“Belle epoque.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belle%20epoque. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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