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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In an era where Napster and mp3s began to encroach on sales figures, The Better Life still managed to sell 7 million copies at the turn of the millennium, peaking at Number Seven on the Billboard 200.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Its popularity — and international competition — fizzled out by the end of the millennium, but its creative legacy lives on in other Olympic freestyle skiing disciplines like slopestyle and big air.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
One of the biggest weddings of the millennium is on the horizon, with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce set to tie the knot at some point — if only the rest of the world knew when that will be.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
Like many who grew up at the dawn of the millennium, Apelian has read a lot of it.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Its popularity — and international competition — fizzled out by the end of the millennium, but its creative legacy lives on in other Olympic freestyle skiing disciplines like slopestyle and big air.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 6 Feb. 2026
One of the biggest weddings of the millennium is on the horizon, with Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce set to tie the knot at some point — if only the rest of the world knew when that will be.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 30 Jan. 2026
Like many who grew up at the dawn of the millennium, Apelian has read a lot of it.
—Liz Ohanesian, Oc Register, 27 Jan. 2026
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“The millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20millennium. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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