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
Ultimately, this wasn’t an ordinary footprint, but direct evidence that humans were present along the Angus coastline during the late Iron Age, preserving both a physical imprint and an ecological snapshot of the land from two millennia ago.
—
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
Galen, the famous Greek physician of ancient Rome, wrote a medicinal recipe two millennia ago.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
The 5,300-year-old tool reveals that Egyptian craftspeople mastered sophisticated rotary drilling technology more than two millennia earlier than previously believed.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
If realized, the project could allow visitors to once again arrive by sea at Ephesus, for the first time in more than two millennia.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
By that math, Bezos would have more than two millennia before needing to turn out the lights.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
The forbidden readings came from Plato, the Athenian philosopher whose work is widely regarded as an important basis for Western thought over more than two millennia.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 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
In turn, over many millennia, people worldwide have extended and deepened herbs’ genetic potential and complexity.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2025
Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
Galen, the famous Greek physician of ancient Rome, wrote a medicinal recipe two millennia ago.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
The 5,300-year-old tool reveals that Egyptian craftspeople mastered sophisticated rotary drilling technology more than two millennia earlier than previously believed.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
If realized, the project could allow visitors to once again arrive by sea at Ephesus, for the first time in more than two millennia.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
By that math, Bezos would have more than two millennia before needing to turn out the lights.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026
The forbidden readings came from Plato, the Athenian philosopher whose work is widely regarded as an important basis for Western thought over more than two millennia.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 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
In turn, over many millennia, people worldwide have extended and deepened herbs’ genetic potential and complexity.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millennia
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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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From March to May, the hiking trails are sprinkled with vibrant yellow desert marigolds, deep purple lupines, and bright red and orange Indian paintbrush blooms, among other varieties.—
Annie Daly,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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An appropriately tropical vibe fills this 530-room property sprawling across 32 acres of blooms, tropical grass, stone cranes, and deities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Millennia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millennia. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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