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Recent Examples of silver age
During that decade, Necaxa also had a silver age, winning three Mexican league titles.
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Arturo Conde, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
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
Arturo Conde, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025
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
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The Reader’s heart has needed something akin to multiple angioplasties to survive the new millennium.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Finding love atop the tower Not long into the new millennium, Jordan was impressed by one visitor to the fire tower.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Built in 1963 during commercial flight’s golden age, this midcentury-modern landmark was Pan Am’s regional headquarters for decades but has not been in use since the late 1990s.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
31 Jan. 2026
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Welcome to the golden age of travel manipulation.—
Christopher Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Transplant it outdoors so the bees and butterflies can enjoy nectar from the tiny flowers.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
3 Feb. 2026
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The air is crisp, the flowers are overpriced, and everyone seems suddenly obsessed with hearts and chocolate.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
3 Feb. 2026
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It’s been among Texas’ highest-grossing venues in alcohol sales in the past, rivaling large venues like AT&T Stadium and the American Airlines Center in its heyday.—
Sarah Blaskovich,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Around the perimeter of the living room, all four members of Ratboys are sprawled on sofas and lounge chairs watching Pluto TV’s free Vevo channels, a nonstop rotation of music videos not unlike MTV’s heyday.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Silver age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20age. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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