millennium

Definition of millenniumnext
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 The start of the new millennium saw Willis return to television with a three-episode guest arc on Friends, which earned him a second Emmy. Andrew Walsh, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026 But what’s a millennium between friends (or frenemies, depending on your point of view)? The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026 Not far away lay a replica Viking longship, a smaller version of the vessel used by their spiritual and ancestral kin to explore and raid from North America to North Africa a millennium earlier. Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026 The actress paired the look with a white headscarf and a diamond ring, but the true star of the show were her gold disk earrings, which are reportedly 2,000 to 3,000 years old, dating back to the first millennium. Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for millennium
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Noun
  • As its summers grow hotter, Europe offers Chinese appliance makers a potential renaissance.
    Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
  • Players returning from injury, a bad few years, suspension or some other situation that set their careers back can lead to a renaissance.
    Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
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  • Originally housing offices, its heyday in Detroit’s industrial age was brief, sliding into decline in the 1960s and ultimately going vacant.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
  • In addition, LiveOne's many informative stations are hosted by real DJs who evoke the heyday of traditional over-the-air radio.
    Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026

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“Millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millennium. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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