noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ current , present
▪ coming , ensuing , following , next
▪ last , past , preceding , previous , recent
▪ closing , early
▪
the early ~s of the 19th century
▪ intervening
▪ entire , full , whole
▪
almost a full ~ of unparalleled economic growth
▪ post-war
VERB + DECADE
▪ spend
▪
Hines has spent the last ~ in Austin, Texas.
▪ span
▪
a career spanning four ~s
▪ enter
▪
Now entering her fourth ~, the singer is living alone in New York.
DECADE + VERB
▪ elapse , go by , pass
▪
This ~ has passed uneventfully.
▪ begin , open , start
▪
This ~ began badly for us.
▪ close , end
▪ see sth , witness sth
▪
The past ~ has seen a huge rise in the number of broadband users.
PREPOSITION
▪ during a/the ~ , in a/the ~ , over a/the ~ , throughout a/the ~
▪ for a/the ~
▪ within a/the ~