Thesaurus results for ERAS

eras

noun

plural of era

as in ages

an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing the introduction of the mass production of cars on an assembly line ushered in the era of the automobile

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Recent Examples of eras The structure of using a house with residents from different eras is hardly unique, nor is the catalyst of a death and a legacy. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Had the band come about during one of Dangerfield’s favorite eras of music, the ’50s and ’60s — there would likely have been rooms in which they weren’t welcomed. — Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026 Kids discover older products through popular culture, family influences and their own curiosity about earlier eras. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Oct. 2026 His words are measured, but filled with the clarity and perspective of an artist who has traversed multiple eras, with the gravitas to show for it. — Preezy Brown, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2026 Under the terms of the deal, Carlotta will represent its Artcraft’s catalogue across all rights in France, bringing a collection of Hollywood classics from the silent and early sound eras to French theaters and home entertainment. — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026 While old shipwrecks in the area aren’t uncommon, most have dated to roughly 2,000 to 1,500 years ago, during the Roman or Byzantine eras. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 Think of the eras of Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, and Cyd Charisse. — Perrie Samotin, Glamour, 13 Oct. 2026 In the novel, likewise, the narrator assumes an almost Homeric guise, comparing current harbor gossip to chatter from the Phoenician, Cretan, Greek, and Roman eras. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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Two women, ages 50 and 60, were killed and dozens of other people were wounded in a Russian strike on a market in Lozova, in Ukraine's northeastern Kharkiv region, said Oleh Syniehubov, head of the regional military administration.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
The rooms With 50 keys, this adults-only hotel (hosting guests ages 16 and up) can be summed up as contemporary, cozy, and intimate.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of ages

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Other key reasons included feeling part of something bigger than oneself (16%), holding memories with family and friends (13%), experiencing a sense of wonder (12%) and finding support during difficult periods (8%).

— Gagandeep Singh, Sacbee.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Additionally, satellites that are no longer active should not remain in orbit for extended periods, because this only increases the chance of collision events which would create new debris.

— David Zamora, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of periods

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He’s always been obsessed with historic epochs like the Civil War and World War II and fascinated with the post-war boom and the sojourns of Route 66.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026
Roman, named after NASA’s first female executive, is able to look at a patch of sky 100 times larger than the James Webb Space Telescope can, and peer more than 10 billion light years away, collecting images of the early epochs of the universe.

— Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of epochs

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The girls sometimes lived with their grandmother or an aunt, other times with their mother and Lasha’s father, who was a part of the sisters’ lives on and off until he was convicted of armed bank robbery in 2003.

— Anja Aronowsky Cronberg, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
He has been sacked 17 times in six games, but the blame really should be on the coach for having a poor game plan.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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