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 5,300-year-old tool reveals that Egyptian craftspeople mastered sophisticated rotary drilling technology more than two millennia earlier than previously believed.
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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 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).
—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
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
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 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).
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millennia
Noun
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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
Noun
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In the spring, these trees produce fragrant blooms in various colors, including white, pink, and sometimes a combination of both.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
16 Feb. 2026
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The transition period between winter and summer is coming up, and that means warmer, longer days with blooms (and rain) are on the way.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
16 Feb. 2026
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“Millennia.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millennia. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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