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 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 By putting their eye-catching building on a spot along Route 66 and next to the path of the freeway, Fresco said, the people behind the Penguin were catering to motorists on roads rooted in two different eras. — Los Angeles Times, 13 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 If all the prior eras of the front row were defined by the appearance of a new group, today’s front row will be remembered for the presence—in equal and escalating measure—of all of the above (and more) at once. — Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026 Prince Turki traced Saudi Arabia’s engagement in Yemen through the eras of King Abdulaziz and his father, King Faisal, describing a policy shaped by strategic restraint within limits. — Faisal J. Abbas, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026 Look for a collection spanning different genres, eras, and perspectives. — Ethan Stone october 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 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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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

Definition of days

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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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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, 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

Definition of epochs

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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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