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 due course the informality and loosening of the customs around dressing would take people all the way to grunge and eventually, in the new millennium, put CEOs of multimillion-dollar companies in hoodies.
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Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The India-meets-NYC brand borrows from Burmese women’s sacred and millennia-old beauty regimens, promising numerous skin benefits like brightening, smoothing, and deep-cleaning.
—Abby Dupes, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Whereas late-1990s films such as Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion and Grosse Pointe Blank contained memorable depictions, by the new millennium, the reunion had largely disappeared from pop culture.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
For more nostalgia, Taco Bell has a line of merchandise inspired by the then-new millennium.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Belinda Luscombe, Time, 5 Sep. 2025
The India-meets-NYC brand borrows from Burmese women’s sacred and millennia-old beauty regimens, promising numerous skin benefits like brightening, smoothing, and deep-cleaning.
—Abby Dupes, StyleCaster, 5 Sep. 2025
Whereas late-1990s films such as Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion and Grosse Pointe Blank contained memorable depictions, by the new millennium, the reunion had largely disappeared from pop culture.
—Jordan Michelman, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2025
For more nostalgia, Taco Bell has a line of merchandise inspired by the then-new millennium.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for millennium
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The band’s renaissance man, Teranishi, has a knack for urgent, jagged melodies on lead guitar, but perhaps his greatest gift is restraint.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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Jen McCaffrey has the full story on Aroldis Chapman today, and the real cause for the renaissance wasn’t a quick-fix suggestion from a catcher, but a three-year project, working with Hector Berrios of HLB Pitching.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Armed with probably their best shot at making the NBA Finals since Patrick Ewing's '90s heyday, the 2025-26 New York Knicks are hoping not to shrink under the weight of hefty expectations.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Even in the current heyday for fast-food chicken chains, Raising Cane’s is winning big.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millennium. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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