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
The Vampire Diaries was among the most prolific television shows from the vampire media renaissance of the late 2000s and early 2010s, alongside other fan favorites like Twilight and True Blood.
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Anderson’s renaissance began in 2022 with her Broadway debut playing Roxie Hart in Chicago.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
Party with gas, play with fire: the dangerous renaissance of ‘whippets’ in the music scene.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Jennifer Coolidge can thank The White Lotus for more than just a career renaissance.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Anderson’s renaissance began in 2022 with her Broadway debut playing Roxie Hart in Chicago.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 26 Mar. 2025
Party with gas, play with fire: the dangerous renaissance of ‘whippets’ in the music scene.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025
Jennifer Coolidge can thank The White Lotus for more than just a career renaissance.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for renaissance
Noun
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As America enters the new millennium, listeners across Montana call into Yellowstone Public Radio to express their views on everything from state politics to the Iraq war, or the meaning of poetry.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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Eighth-grade math scores are the lowest in this millennium; Florida ranks 41st in grade 8 math, down from 32nd in 2022.—
John Padget,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Establishing how that golden age came about is easier than explaining the years of scarcity that followed.—
Rory Smith,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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States able to balance real school choice with maintaining healthy school districts will usher in a golden age of differentiation and innovation.—
Ryan Craig,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The pinnacle of The White Lotus’s third season could have been Laurie’s monologue.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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For international visitors, Broadway represents the pinnacle of American theater, often delivered with a level of production quality that’s hard to match elsewhere.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Renaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/renaissance. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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