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 turn of the millennium is when vodka was at the apex of its cultural power.
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2026
The Large Electron-Positron Collider at CERN gave it a good-faith effort, but after 11 years of running and only a few tantalizing, and ultimately false, signals, the decision was made to halt operations at the start of the millennium.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
After the turn of the millennium, Schofield went behind the camera as a producer for several projects.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Huntington’s analysis, at the turn of the millennium, had contrasted the élite class with a traditional public that cared about God and country.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
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Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2026
The Large Electron-Positron Collider at CERN gave it a good-faith effort, but after 11 years of running and only a few tantalizing, and ultimately false, signals, the decision was made to halt operations at the start of the millennium.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
After the turn of the millennium, Schofield went behind the camera as a producer for several projects.
—Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Huntington’s analysis, at the turn of the millennium, had contrasted the élite class with a traditional public that cared about God and country.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 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 24 Mar. 2026.
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