variants
or millenniums
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 world’s earliest computer was not built in the 19th century by Charles Babbage but over two millennia ago during the Western Han dynasty, according to the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST).
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
The more philosophical among them point out that humans have been making simulacra of our bodies for millennia.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Red-legged partridges have been a favorite game bird in Europe for millennia; its bones even show up in Paleolithic settlements.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
In turn, over many millennia, people worldwide have extended and deepened herbs’ genetic potential and complexity.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2025
It has been taught in high school and college classrooms for two millennia as a masterclass of rhetoric, from which countless men in business, law, and politics have learned to emulate Cicero’s misogyny.
—Time, 24 Nov. 2025
Are star-hopping and sword making in the same category, just a few millennia apart?
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
The Axial Age lasted six centuries and predefined the next two millennia.
—Big Think, 16 Nov. 2025
But there have literally been billions of people over the past two millennia who would have liked to know this.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 Jan. 2026
The more philosophical among them point out that humans have been making simulacra of our bodies for millennia.
—James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Red-legged partridges have been a favorite game bird in Europe for millennia; its bones even show up in Paleolithic settlements.
—Maggie Koerth, CNN Money, 25 Dec. 2025
In turn, over many millennia, people worldwide have extended and deepened herbs’ genetic potential and complexity.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2025
It has been taught in high school and college classrooms for two millennia as a masterclass of rhetoric, from which countless men in business, law, and politics have learned to emulate Cicero’s misogyny.
—Time, 24 Nov. 2025
Are star-hopping and sword making in the same category, just a few millennia apart?
—Literary Hub, 19 Nov. 2025
The Axial Age lasted six centuries and predefined the next two millennia.
—Big Think, 16 Nov. 2025
But there have literally been billions of people over the past two millennia who would have liked to know this.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millennia
blooms
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Forsythia Bursting forth in sprays of yellow blooms while everything else is still brown and dormant, forsythia provides a splash of color when the daffodils are starting to bloom.—
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Jan. 2026
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Once the old blooms are removed, place the plant in a warm, bright location and water it regularly throughout the spring and summer.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Millennia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millennia. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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