epochs

noun

Definition of epochsnext
plural of epoch
as in days
an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing Sir Isaac Newton is usually credited with establishing the epoch of modern science

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  1. days
  2. eras
  3. periods
  4. times
Noun
  • The shooting comes less than two days before Christmas, one of the busiest shopping times of the year.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione was arrested days after the shooting and is facing additional charges in Pennsylvania for possession of a fake ID and a ghost gun.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of days
Noun
  • Lev recommends using local antique stores to build your knowledge and uncover certain styles and eras you’re drawn to.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Both are franchise firsts and have occurred within two different eras, with Tampa Bay maintaining success in the Bruce Arians/Tom Brady era and now in the Todd Bowles/Baker Mayfield one.
    DJ Siddiqi, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of eras
Noun
  • The fund has outperformed the S&P 500 over 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, and 10-year periods, according to Morningstar, and received the firm’s 1% ranking as of the end of the third quarter.
    Lawrence Carrel, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Wild’s top line could have had a bunch Spurgeon’s goal snapped a string of 18 straight periods of the Wild having no goals without Kaprizov on the ice and 20 periods without an even-strength goal without Kaprizov on the ice.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of periods
Noun
  • Michigan Central was Detroit’s crown jewel, but the good times slowed during the Great Depression.
    Patrick Sauer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Pesto’s fame quickly spread after a public gender reveal, and he was viewed close to two billion times on social media.
    Danielle Hall, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of times
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