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.
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Despite Destiny's Child launching into superstardom at the turn of the millennium, the music industry wasn't always so kind to the girl group behind the scenes, according to Tina Knowles.
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 2 May 2025
At the turn of the millennium, the building was once again restored and opened in 2001 as the Arkansas Military History museum.
—Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
By the turn of the millennium, Green Day had already conquered pop culture as one of the few punk rock bands to etch a spot alongside the slick, polished pop that took hold in the late 1990s.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 May 2025
Set in Singapore at the turn of the millennium, the unexpected siblings quickly bond over the societal pressure to be the perfect daughter only to have a bitter betrayal tear them apart later in life.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 1 May 2025
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 2 May 2025
At the turn of the millennium, the building was once again restored and opened in 2001 as the Arkansas Military History museum.
—Arkansas Online, 2 May 2025
By the turn of the millennium, Green Day had already conquered pop culture as one of the few punk rock bands to etch a spot alongside the slick, polished pop that took hold in the late 1990s.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 1 May 2025
Set in Singapore at the turn of the millennium, the unexpected siblings quickly bond over the societal pressure to be the perfect daughter only to have a bitter betrayal tear them apart later in life.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the millennium
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“The millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20millennium. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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