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
Is Milwaukee having a chicken sandwich renaissance, or are the chilly days fueling my chicken cravings?
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Our city’s renaissance depends on accessible health care, and Baltimore will fight for legislation that supports progress rather than abandoning it for false savings.
—Jacob Murphy, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2025
Europe’s renaissance Greece was the best-performing stock market year-to-date with gains of almost 60%, and market watchers say there’s room for further surge.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 July 2025
Fast forward to today, and the humble canvas bag is having a modern renaissance in every way possible.
—Footwear News, 3 July 2025
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Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Our city’s renaissance depends on accessible health care, and Baltimore will fight for legislation that supports progress rather than abandoning it for false savings.
—Jacob Murphy, Baltimore Sun, 10 July 2025
Europe’s renaissance Greece was the best-performing stock market year-to-date with gains of almost 60%, and market watchers say there’s room for further surge.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 July 2025
Fast forward to today, and the humble canvas bag is having a modern renaissance in every way possible.
—Footwear News, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance
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Early in the new millennium, Hogan made a brief return to WWE — which was renamed World Wrestling Entertainment in 2002 after a lawsuit by the World Wildlife Federation — before moving on to other pro wrestling entities.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
24 July 2025
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The same can be said for Y2K as well, as many of those bands only became more successful in the new millennium.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
21 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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Irish pot still whiskey is in a golden age, and the 2025 Beverage Testing Institute judging shows that.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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If the war in Vietnam marked the pinnacle of war journalism, and AP had a legendary perch in that war, much of it was due to Faas.—
Gary Knight,
Rolling Stone,
1 Aug. 2025
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The world tells of success as such a wonderful story, the pinnacle of happiness.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
30 July 2025
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“Renaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renaissance. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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