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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That’s great for them but ruinous for competitive balance at home; since the turn of the millennium, Lincoln have failed to win Gibraltar’s top league only twice.
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 May 2025
After all, Spears was one of many wildly successful pop acts to emerge at the turn of the millennium.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 16 May 2025
The path passes the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on its left, part of the massive reconstruction of the entire area undertaken, at the millennium, for the London Olympics of 2012.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
The movie will reportedly take place in Southern California around the turn of the millennium, which sets the action in the early 2000s.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
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Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 31 May 2025
After all, Spears was one of many wildly successful pop acts to emerge at the turn of the millennium.
—Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 16 May 2025
The path passes the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park on its left, part of the massive reconstruction of the entire area undertaken, at the millennium, for the London Olympics of 2012.
—Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
The movie will reportedly take place in Southern California around the turn of the millennium, which sets the action in the early 2000s.
—Andrew Ravens, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 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 13 Jun. 2025.
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