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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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Video game competitions, once the stuff of arcades, now fill hotel convention centers
Head-to-head fighting games were born in the heyday of American arcade culture in the ‘90s and there were competitions even then — usually meetups at the local bowling alley or arcade or basement.
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Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Despite their obsolescence, however, cassettes routinely appear in popular culture four decades after their heyday, usually serving as surprising symbols of stability and truth.
—Mark Athitakis, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2025
Those are Erik Karlsson and Brent Burns-type numbers from back in their heydays.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
In the latter half of the 19th century, during the heyday of British colonial rule, administrative officials considered mass ritual bathing at festivals such as Kumbh a great threat to public sanitation and hygiene and a potential source of cholera outbreaks.
—Sudipta Sen, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
Despite their obsolescence, however, cassettes routinely appear in popular culture four decades after their heyday, usually serving as surprising symbols of stability and truth.
—Mark Athitakis, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2025
Those are Erik Karlsson and Brent Burns-type numbers from back in their heydays.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
In the latter half of the 19th century, during the heyday of British colonial rule, administrative officials considered mass ritual bathing at festivals such as Kumbh a great threat to public sanitation and hygiene and a potential source of cholera outbreaks.
—Sudipta Sen, The Conversation, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heyday
Noun
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The blooms that produce the toxin result from a specific type of algae.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr.,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Of course, there are plenty of places to see the famous Dutch blooms in Amsterdam, too.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Watching Durant work before a game is like watching Tiger Woods in his prime on the driving range.—
Doug Haller,
The Athletic,
20 Feb. 2025
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No longer in his prime, Goldschmidt is coming off the worst season of his career in St. Louis.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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Peters had previously performed the songs in 2009 and 2011 Broadway revivals of both shows.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword Capcom’s ongoing hot streak hopefully continues with its upcoming revival of Onimusha, a classic samurai action-adventure game.—
Jordan Minor,
PCMAG,
13 Feb. 2025
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For many people, going to Harvard University is the pinnacle of education, but in reality, less than four percent of applicants get accepted into the prestigious Ivy League school.—
Alyce Collins,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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An elite teenage athlete like Malinin ends up making trade offs in order to reach the pinnacle of his sport.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Heyday.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/heyday. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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