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
About half its population is part of Italy’s Ladin minority, which settled the mountain hamlet of Anpezo a millennium ago.
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ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
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
Barrack, Epstein and the Middle East Epstein and Barrack's camaraderie, established in the social world of the New York elite in the 1990's, appears to have continued into the new millennium.
—Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
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ABC News, 22 Feb. 2026
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
Barrack, Epstein and the Middle East Epstein and Barrack's camaraderie, established in the social world of the New York elite in the 1990's, appears to have continued into the new millennium.
—Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for millennium
Recent Examples of Synonyms for millennium
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The United States has taken a step toward a 21st-century renaissance in civilian nuclear power as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given the go-ahead for TerraPower's Natrium Gen IV reactor to begin construction – the first such approval for a US reactor in a decade.—
David Szondy
March 08,
New Atlas,
8 Mar. 2026
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Farther along in Tulsa, Route 66’s renaissance is in full swing.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The mellow assurance of Beam’s team of professionals suggests the heyday of Laurel Canyon without quite conjuring any hippie ghosts.—
Stephen Thomas Erlewine,
Pitchfork,
2 Mar. 2026
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As Parker continues to grow in the southeastern part of the Denver metro area, its downtown Mainstreet is entering a heyday, according to business owners.—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millennium. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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