as in day
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 era
But at least Trump’s executive order is closing the chapter on that era.
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Stacy Washington, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
Ultimately, the countries that win the new industrial era won’t be the ones with the loudest rhetoric.
—Michael Sheldrick, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Mike Noyes of Granby, a high-IQ walk-on who eventually earned a scholarship during the Kevin Ollie era, is an assistant coach/director of player development.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
The Department of Energy was born out of a fear in the 1970s that America was entering an era of energy scarcity and that government action was necessary to mitigate that risk.
—Jack Spencer, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
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Stacy Washington, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 June 2025
Ultimately, the countries that win the new industrial era won’t be the ones with the loudest rhetoric.
—Michael Sheldrick, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025
Mike Noyes of Granby, a high-IQ walk-on who eventually earned a scholarship during the Kevin Ollie era, is an assistant coach/director of player development.
—Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 24 May 2025
The Department of Energy was born out of a fear in the 1970s that America was entering an era of energy scarcity and that government action was necessary to mitigate that risk.
—Jack Spencer, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for era
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Looking ahead in the final days South Korea’s election law bans the release of public poll results during the six days leading up to an election.—
Jong Eun Lee,
The Conversation,
29 May 2025
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The court also ordered the Trump administration to remove the tariffs within 10 days, including a 25% tariff on certain goods from Canada and Mexico.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
29 May 2025
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Elliot was brought in at age 30 in late 2024 to turn around the label’s declining market share (from 10 percent at the end of 2020, down to 5.7 percent last year).—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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Twelve people ages 52 to 88 suffered burns ranging from serious to minor, police said.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
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There’s another aspect of the show that mirrors modern times: A seething anger so strong that in one bit Judas deliberately walks into Jesus.—
Matthew J. Palm,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 June 2025
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The time for open debate and implementable conclusions is now is now.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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That year tied for the fourth coolest for that period.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
30 May 2025
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Consider strategic maintenance scheduling that moves beyond simply avoiding severe weather to identifying periods when the revenue opportunity cost is lowest based on long-term weather pattern analysis.—
Renny Vandewege,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Its name refers to where the specimens were discovered: the Messel Pit in Germany, a rich fossil site dating to the Eocene epoch (57 million to 36 million years ago).—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
13 May 2025
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The extinct species was discovered in a geological layer of the cave dating back to the Late Pleistocene epoch, Zelenkov said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
12 May 2025
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“Era.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/era. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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