silver age

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Recent Examples of silver age 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
  • At the tail end of the last millennium, the fastest, most powerful road cars went by a magnificent superlative: supercar.
    Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Set in the period between Thatcher’s resignation and the coming millennium, Naked, the story of an unwell would-be intellectual named Johnny, played miraculously by David Thewlis, suggests that Leigh had apocalypse on his mind.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The 113-room Greenwich Village property is an Art Deco haven reminiscent of New York City’s golden age, with original artwork from local artists and jazz performances in the lobby courtesy of students at the New School.
    Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • With so many sea days, its imperative that the boat is just as exciting as the destinations—Queen Mary 2 boasts remarkable golden age style and elegance in every corner.
    Scott Laird, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The palate is light and delicate, exhibiting a backbone of caramel and vanilla complemented by white flower notes.
    Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Host Rebecca, a breezy redhead with pigtails and an expression of warm concern, brings dishes of savoy cabbage with pine flower miso and milkweed flower vinegar that have my tablemates gasping.
    Blair Braverman, Outside Online, 2 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • During the heydays of the civil war, Assad's regime was saved thanks to the intervention of Hezbollah, Iran and Russia.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The director is well aware that the heyday of American musicals on both stage and screen occurred amid the Great Depression, World War II, the Holocaust and the brink of nuclear obliteration.
    Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024

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“Silver age.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/silver%20age. Accessed 18 Dec. 2024.

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