millennia

variants or millenniums
plural of millennium
as in renaissances
a period of happiness and prosperity It is hoped that the new tax plan will bring about a thriving millennium.

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Recent Examples of millennia The butterflies have been making this migration for as long as 20 millennia, once finding paths to and from the fields gouged out by glaciers retreating with the spring during the last Ice Age. Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 Nearly three millennia after audiences first heard these stories, Nolan’s The Odyssey has huge expectations. Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 These properties have enabled the likes of the Pantheon, ancient Roman aqueducts, and even parts of the Colosseum to survive two millennia, while some Brutalist buildings from the 1960s that were made from modern concrete are crumbling. Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 July 2026 The tale has been continuously retold, translated and adapted into various formats over nearly three millennia. Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 8 July 2026 The Romans conquered this region more than two millennia ago. Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026 Yoga has taken a profound diversity of forms in India and the world over the past two millennia. Jeremy David Engels, The Conversation, 23 June 2026 Many of these objects survived because they were frozen in ice for centuries, and in some cases millennia. Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026 This is an agiary, a Zoroastrian place of worship for India’s Parsi community, where priests in white robes stoke a sacred flame around the clock and recite ancient Avestan prayers that have survived three millennia. Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millennia
Noun
  • The Comeback Player of the Year award is unique, open to various career renaissances, and this year features a strong field of candidates.
    Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • The pair experienced career renaissances with the success of their sitcom Schitt's Creek, which ran from 2015 to 2020.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • This hanging planter can be used year-round to display faux greenery, trailing flowers, or vibrant blooms to match the season.
    Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Mixing would go so deep that the algae blooms would strip the lake of nutrients, which would prevent the bloom in the following year.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 9 Aug. 2026

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“Millennia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millennia. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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