the millennium
noun
: the beginning of the third period of a thousand years counted from the beginning of the Christian era : the year 2000
We had a party to celebrate the millennium.
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The Elissas is an ode to classic high school ensemble dramas, at once a gritty story of unsupervised city kids at the turn of the millennium and an examination of the inherent power and self-determination of teenage girls.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Just 5% of fathers were stay-at-home dads at the turn of the millennium.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
As a kid growing up in England around the turn of the millennium, Gallagher was obsessed with the Beatles.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
Set in New York City at the turn of the millennium, Don't Stop is a novel of self-discovery and self-knowledge, and the dangers associated with both.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
Just 5% of fathers were stay-at-home dads at the turn of the millennium.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
As a kid growing up in England around the turn of the millennium, Gallagher was obsessed with the Beatles.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 Nov. 2025
Set in New York City at the turn of the millennium, Don't Stop is a novel of self-discovery and self-knowledge, and the dangers associated with both.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the millennium
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“The millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20millennium. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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