as in renaissance
a period of high artistic or cultural development
a memoir of her days as an actress in the golden age of Hollywood
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Recent Examples of golden age
The Boy Scouts and 4-H Clubs arrived in the early twentieth century, during what was later dubbed the golden age of fraternalism.
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Business leaders are alerting white-collar workers that the golden age of the knowledge economy is quickly ending thanks to AI, while blue-collar jobs will be in high demand.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
For better or worse, The Sphere’s Oz has introduced a new generation — indeed, a whole new demographic — to golden age cinema as few in the modern era have been able to.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
This is the golden age of baseball in Southern California.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Business leaders are alerting white-collar workers that the golden age of the knowledge economy is quickly ending thanks to AI, while blue-collar jobs will be in high demand.
—Jake Angelo, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2026
For better or worse, The Sphere’s Oz has introduced a new generation — indeed, a whole new demographic — to golden age cinema as few in the modern era have been able to.
—David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
This is the golden age of baseball in Southern California.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for golden age
renaissance
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The famous Harlem neighborhood of New York City, and its Black cultural and social renaissance, created the kind of influence and inspiration that stretched beyond its physical boundaries to people all over the world, including in San Diego.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The tariffs forced global investors to reassess their exposure to US assets, and failed to unleash an American manufacturing renaissance.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Golden age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/golden%20age. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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