as in renaissance
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 millennium
As the nation hits its quarter-millennium marker, Rao urges a return to a more civil, kind era of American politics, rhetoric and culture.
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Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Many fairgoers dress up on their own, fitting in with the middle-of-the-second-millennium mood of the event and taking part in daily costume competitions.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
The transition into the year 2000 was powered by fear, but the first comedy blockbuster of the new millennium broke the tension.
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Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 June 2026
Santé Publique, the national public-health agency, had taken that disaster as an awakening to the public-health crises of the new millennium.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
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Angie Leventis Lourgos,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Many fairgoers dress up on their own, fitting in with the middle-of-the-second-millennium mood of the event and taking part in daily costume competitions.
—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
28 June 2026
The transition into the year 2000 was powered by fear, but the first comedy blockbuster of the new millennium broke the tension.
—
Skyler Trepel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 June 2026
Santé Publique, the national public-health agency, had taken that disaster as an awakening to the public-health crises of the new millennium.
—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for millennium
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The second wave crested with the craft barbecue renaissance of the 2010s, when pitmasters began treating cuts of meat with the reverence white-tablecloth restaurants reserved for seasonal produce.
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These days, the village is enjoying something of a renaissance, fueled by an infusion of swanky new lodging and dining concepts.
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Design, decor, and dining pay homage to Vail founders Earl Eaton and Pete Seibert and the mountain’s 1960s heyday.
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After working for other bad guys over the years, the Minions (all voiced by Coffin) accidentally end up in Hollywood in the 1920s as Tinseltown is in its silent movie heyday.
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“Millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millennium. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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