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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Within 40 years, as larger, more expansive malls opened throughout the region, the Lauderhill Mall became something that was constantly looked at as a location ripe for reinvestment and renaissance.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
29 Mar. 2026
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Now, top-tier seating is being reimagined, and the category is enjoying a genuine renaissance.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
28 Mar. 2026
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Smuggler’s Cove, San Francisco The tiki heyday, the story goes, occurred during the middle of the 20th century, with Americans pining for exotic locales and fruity cocktails.—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
30 Mar. 2026
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Despite the invocation of the term 60 years ago, stagflation’s heyday was in the ’70s, when economic growth cooled, wages stagnated, and prices were rising.—
Jill Schlesinger,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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“Millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millennium. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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