as in bloom
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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Recent Examples of heyday
The following year she was recruited back to ABC, where as Senior Vice President of ABC Daytime Programming she was tasked with helping the network’s soap lineup — including All My Children, General Hospital, One Life to Live and Port Charles — regain some of its heyday shine.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
The heyday of the Russian economy — which Ribakova puts between the early 2000s and around 2014 — coincided with booming oil prices.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Photo: Getty Images Bongiovi on the other hand opted for a more classic look that spoke to the heydays of his father, Jon Bon Jovi, wearing a black leather jacket and crisp white t-shirt, blue jeans, and brown textured boots, as well as black sunglasses.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
For my money, the heyday was when Miller and Joe Morgan were calling games in the 1990s and 2000s.
—Paul Sullivan, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
The heyday of the Russian economy — which Ribakova puts between the early 2000s and around 2014 — coincided with booming oil prices.
—Anna Cooban, CNN, 1 Mar. 2025
Photo: Getty Images Bongiovi on the other hand opted for a more classic look that spoke to the heydays of his father, Jon Bon Jovi, wearing a black leather jacket and crisp white t-shirt, blue jeans, and brown textured boots, as well as black sunglasses.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2025
For my money, the heyday was when Miller and Joe Morgan were calling games in the 1990s and 2000s.
—Paul Sullivan, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for heyday
Noun
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This garden favorite never fails to delight with vibrant, long-lasting blooms that attract an abundance of butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and other pollinators to the garden.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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Research shows that climate change can increase harmful algal blooms, which can change water’s oxygen levels for fish and block sunlight from underwater plants.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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Obama’s younger deputies from the 2008 and 2012 campaigns are now in their political prime.—
W. James Antle III,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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Jarry is 29 and entering a goalie’s traditional prime.—
Rob Rossi,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Bill Burr, who is making his Broadway debut in the starry revival of David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross, opened up during a March 18 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon about dealing with a particularly vocial audience member.—
Raven Brunner,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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Established in 1875, the distillery has experienced periods of closure and revival, with its most recent reopening in 2008.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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But after 12 people underwent a 34-day hunger strike in 2015, the pinnacle of a yearslong protest by community leaders determined to keep a neighborhood school, the district reversed its decision.—
Rebecca Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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The pinnacle of prompt development entails a type of life cycle formalization akin to a rigorous systems development life cycle (SDLC), often noted as the PDLC (prompt development life cycle).—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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