renaissances

plural of renaissance
as in millenniums
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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  • Comments Winning an Oscar is considered one of the pinnacles of an actor's career.
    Kevin Jacobsen, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025
  • The dogs danced excitedly beneath, and their howls and yelps reverberated up to us from the volcanic pinnacles that rose from the slope.
    Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Renaissances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renaissances. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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