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
In 2026, the United States marks 250 years of independence—a quarter millennium shaped by invention, immigration, industry and reinvention.
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Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
For much of this millennium, schools from the West Coast Conference, the Atlantic 10, and even the Missouri Valley and Mountain West were routinely making it to the Sweet 16.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
This millennium, there have only been two instances (2001, 2005) when the Giants have both started and ended a season in The City.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Basel began cranking out world-changing cultural discourse a good half a millennium before the art fairs arrived.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 20 Mar. 2026
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Sudhir Gupta, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
For much of this millennium, schools from the West Coast Conference, the Atlantic 10, and even the Missouri Valley and Mountain West were routinely making it to the Sweet 16.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC news, 25 Mar. 2026
This millennium, there have only been two instances (2001, 2005) when the Giants have both started and ended a season in The City.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Mar. 2026
Basel began cranking out world-changing cultural discourse a good half a millennium before the art fairs arrived.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for millennium
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The famous Harlem neighborhood of New York City, and its Black cultural and social renaissance, created the kind of influence and inspiration that stretched beyond its physical boundaries to people all over the world, including in San Diego.—
Lisa Deaderick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The tariffs forced global investors to reassess their exposure to US assets, and failed to unleash an American manufacturing renaissance.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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Although the likes of the Go Go’s and the Cars are present at times, the soundtrack as a whole seems too staid to provide a backdrop for ’80s kids kicking around in the heyday of punk.—
Gina Friedlande,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2026
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That his ascent coincided with the mainstreaming of nerdom and the heyday of the fuckboy was a stroke of luck, but the bassist and singer born Stephen Bruner knows that men’s hypocrisies and failures are timeless fodder for songwriting.—
Daniel Felsenthal,
Pitchfork,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millennium. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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