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a state or time of great activity, thriving, or achievement
in its heyday, the circus was a major form of entertainment for small-town America
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In the early days of graphic methods in statistics and the sciences, charts and graphs were meant to be efficient, clearing a thicket of abundant information in the heyday of print.
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Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
At this point, far from his popular heyday and a few months away from leaving the WWE altogether, Hogan steals the limelight from both Hart and Yokozuna and turns the finale of WrestleMania IX into one of the most infamous moments in the event’s history.
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—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
We two were often indulgent with our gifts: a chest made
of trimmings from the Hardy tree, tokens
from the Queen, a heyday for biographers.
—Maya C. Popa, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Betty’s multitude of nutty roles during her decade-long heyday is cleverly addressed head-on in a snappy opening number in the all-black-and-white, lingo-spouting, cartoon world of the Fleischer Studios of the ‘30s.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
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Mara Mills, Artforum, 1 Apr. 2025
At this point, far from his popular heyday and a few months away from leaving the WWE altogether, Hogan steals the limelight from both Hart and Yokozuna and turns the finale of WrestleMania IX into one of the most infamous moments in the event’s history.
36.
—Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025
We two were often indulgent with our gifts: a chest made
of trimmings from the Hardy tree, tokens
from the Queen, a heyday for biographers.
—Maya C. Popa, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Betty’s multitude of nutty roles during her decade-long heyday is cleverly addressed head-on in a snappy opening number in the all-black-and-white, lingo-spouting, cartoon world of the Fleischer Studios of the ‘30s.
—Frank Rizzo, Variety, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heyday
Noun
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Warming temperatures worsen the size and frequency of algal blooms.—
Anna Clark,
CNN Money,
8 May 2025
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Friday Last week to visit The Flower Fields: The Flower Fields at Carlsbad Ranch with its acres of giant tecolote ranunculus blooms is slated to close for the season on May 11.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
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There was so much on the line for Colorado — another year of Nathan MacKinnon’s prime potentially wasted, another series of future-mortgaging win-now moves potentially squandered, another step closer to being one-Cup wonders potentially taken.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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Some of Tampa Bay’s biggest names are no longer in their prime, and even a minuscule dip in ability makes a difference in this type of series.—
John Romano,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 May 2025
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Francis, meanwhile, is one of this season's biggest breakouts thanks to his role opposite Nicole Scherzinger in the razor-sharp revival of Sunset Blvd., Andrew Lloyd Webber's iconic musical.—
Dave Quinn,
People.com,
11 May 2025
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The revival of the popular cooking competition is now hosted by Brian Malarkey.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
10 May 2025
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Arches National Park is known for its colorful stone arches, pinnacles and balanced rocks.—
Helena Wegner,
Sacbee.com,
7 May 2025
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Most apropos is that the statue will be forged by fire, an analogy perfectly befitting Staley and her journey to this pinnacle.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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