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 de Poitrines communicated between songs in their own language — which may well predate English (or French) by several millenniums. Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Some two millennia ago Chinese astronomers reported Betelgeuse as being yellow. Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026 Some practitioners, particularly in modern Druidry’s early decades, have maintained that their tradition is a direct continuation of the ancient druids’ religion, one that had been preserved in secret over two millennia. Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 The triumphal arch has been a stock figure in urban landscapes for millenniums. Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 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 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
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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
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  • Arrowwood Viburnum Another native shrub, arrowwood viburnum (Viburnum dentatum) sports snowy white blooms in spring and dark blue berries in late summer and fall.
    Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Temperatures are at record highs, currents are shifting and stronger storms wash more pollutants into the water, including sewage and fertilizers, which can trigger huge algae blooms.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

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

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