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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Another one is set at the Y2k turn of the millennium and has a character who thinks he is being watched by a satellite and gets involved in a conspiracy group in the Netherlands.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Showing just 746 miles from new, the car represents one of only 555 Alpina Z8s produced at the turn of the millennium, a model long regarded as the most complete expression of BMW’s modern grand touring ambitions.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
From his social critique mixtape Guía para la Acción (2007) to the existential darkness of his second and final studio album, Muerte (2012), Canserbero’s catalog stands as a visceral reflection of the dark era the nation navigated during the first two decades of the millennium.
—Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
As the millennium turned, Causey served as production sound mixer on Soderbergh’s Best Picture Oscar-nominated Erin Brockovich, for which Julia Roberts would win her lone Oscar.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 26 Jan. 2026
Showing just 746 miles from new, the car represents one of only 555 Alpina Z8s produced at the turn of the millennium, a model long regarded as the most complete expression of BMW’s modern grand touring ambitions.
—Matthew MacConnell, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
From his social critique mixtape Guía para la Acción (2007) to the existential darkness of his second and final studio album, Muerte (2012), Canserbero’s catalog stands as a visceral reflection of the dark era the nation navigated during the first two decades of the millennium.
—Leonor C. Suárez, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2026
As the millennium turned, Causey served as production sound mixer on Soderbergh’s Best Picture Oscar-nominated Erin Brockovich, for which Julia Roberts would win her lone Oscar.
—Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
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 5 Feb. 2026.
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