the millennium

noun

: the beginning of the third period of a thousand years counted from the beginning of the Christian era : the year 2000
We had a party to celebrate the millennium.

Examples of the millennium in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Grunge rock’s most indefatigable missionaries, Melvins, will return this spring with Tarantula Heart, their umpteenth release since the turn of the millennium (or is that umphundredth?). Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024 But in recent years, as cases have skyrocketed across much of the world — rising eightfold since the turn of the millennium — the virus has increasingly spilled over into areas once largely spared. Terrence McCoy, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2024 Kyle Mooney’s teen comedy, though, zeroes in on the apocalyptic anxiety that came with the turn of the millennium. Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Mar. 2024 Up until the turn of the millennium, Apple products were sold at retailers like Sears and CompUSA. Jasmine Li, Fortune, 5 Mar. 2024 At the turn of the millennium, the battle lines in the boy-band wars were fairly clear. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024 Since the turn of the millennium, he's primarily worked as a TV director, helming episodes of Boston Legal, Grey’s Anatomy, Californication, and Glee, among others. Katie Rife, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2024 Back-to-back Stanley Cup winners have happened twice since the turn of the millennium: first, the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2016 and 2017 and, then, the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020 and 2021. Ben Morse, CNN, 10 Feb. 2024 At the turn of the millennium, just after the Sept. 11 attacks, Keith, who died Monday at 62, released a string of songs that were notable for their political stridency, commitment to American exceptionalism and flexed-bicep threat. Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024

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“The millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20millennium. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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