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 First of all, nature lovers take heart, because this millennium-old tree was not cut down just to make some whiskey. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 6 Aug. 2026 The ultimate turn-of-the-millennium heartthrob, Erik von Detten played Josh Bryant, the school’s resident popular hottie. Madeline Boardman, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 The butterflies have been making this migration for as long as 20 millennia, once finding paths to and from the fields gouged out by glaciers retreating with the spring during the last Ice Age. Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 Twice each in this millennium, North Carolina and Tennessee landed Indiana’s top recruit, compared to the Hoosiers’ zero … for now. Jason Kirk, New York Times, 24 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for millennium
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  • Invented before modern antibiotics, the tincture has recently experienced a renaissance as a popular antiviral recommendation among the organ meat set.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • LARPing, or live-action role-playing, might conjure up visions of Dungeons & Dragons costumes and renaissance fairs.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • For Alexander, that’s been something of a de facto mantra over the past three decades as New Radicals have endured well beyond their heyday.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The restoration of beautiful old buildings such as this one—built in 1906 by Sir Thomas Gresham as the Hungarian headquarters of his insurance company—has revived a sense of the city in its heyday.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millennium. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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