Thesaurus results for EPOCHS

epochs

noun

plural of epoch

as in days

an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing Sir Isaac Newton is usually credited with establishing the epoch of modern science

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Recent Examples of epochs General Motors Anderson sees design and human ingenuity falling into three main epochs, beginning with thousands of years of empirical design that saw creators largely mimicking nature, building and testing models, and advancing from there—slowly, expensively, and narrowly focused. — IEEE Spectrum, 17 June 2026 Other lines of circumstantial evidence also suggest shockingly large objects roamed the early epochs of our solar system. — Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 9 June 2026 Sound of Falling, Mascha Schilinski’s experimental period drama tracing the lives of four young women from four different epochs in rural East Germany, swept the German Film Awards, the Lolas, winning 10 Lolas including best film and best director for Schilinski. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 29 May 2026 The connecting 18-mile Harmony-Preston Valley trail section traces a tributary to the Root River; trail markers tell of the area's environmental and cultural epochs. — Robin Pfeifer, Midwest Living, 23 Apr. 2026 Quiet luxury reigns supreme as the latter half of 2025 introduced one of Swift's sleeker epochs to date. — Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 16 Feb. 2026 Anna Margolin, a consummate modernist whose poems slide fluidly between genders, epochs, and literary traditions, has fared better than most. — Literary Hub, 22 Jan. 2026 Del Toro provided rich historical context for the film, describing Stevens’ path through several epochs of filmmaking. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 19 Jan. 2026 These are epochs, an official scientific term for a measure of time—less than a period, more than an age. — B. R. Cohen, Longreads, 13 Jan. 2026

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Noun

There is a possibility of being stranded on Hatteras Island for multiple days.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026
Trump personally signed the legislation just last month and his move came just two days before a deadline set in the law itself for its implementation.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026

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Access is included with standard garden admission, which costs $18 for adults, $14 for seniors or students and $8 for children ages 3 to 12.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
The subscription-less console comes with seven games designed for groups of players ages 6 and up, which mostly resemble classic arcade games.

— Kevin Cortez, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of ages

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Refree, who is one of Variety’s 10 artisans to watch, tied his instrumentation to the characters rather than the eras.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 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

Definition of eras

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Conversely, long-term investing can rely on smaller returns compounded over longer periods.

— Aneri Jambusaria, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
This is the same area on the Outer Banks that has produced the striking visuals of homes falling into the sea during periods of rough surf and coastal flooding from other coastal storms and systems.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of periods

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But a few times in recent years, Hollins, a veterinarian, tricked Jonathan and slid a cotton swab into the giant tortoise's mouth to get a saliva sample.

— KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
Reduce Sugar Load From Pomegranate Juice At 32 grams per serving, pomegranate juice contains nearly four times as much sugar as tomato juice.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 17 Oct. 2026

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