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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Its use was banned in many countries around the turn of the millennium amid concerns that the fibers, when airborne, could result in potentially fatal lung diseases if inhaled.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The turn of the millennium was thought to be an occasion that should be enshrined in the city’s architecture.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Since the turn of the millennium, no fewer than seven presidents have been brought to trial or faced legal challenges relating to allegations of corruption or human rights abuses.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
The 21st century’s computer generated gore Around the turn of the millennium, filmmakers turned to CGI to augment their fake blood, adjusting the colors or make their splatter physics a little more convincing.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
The turn of the millennium was thought to be an occasion that should be enshrined in the city’s architecture.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Since the turn of the millennium, no fewer than seven presidents have been brought to trial or faced legal challenges relating to allegations of corruption or human rights abuses.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
The 21st century’s computer generated gore Around the turn of the millennium, filmmakers turned to CGI to augment their fake blood, adjusting the colors or make their splatter physics a little more convincing.
—Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 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 24 Oct. 2025.
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