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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The ball got aluminum skin, rhinestones, strobes, and computer controls in the late 1990s, and its now-signature crystal triangles (courtesy of Waterford Crystal) at the turn of the millennium.
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
That’s consistent with the millennium’s rejection of cultural heritage.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024
Trump is proposing a massive shift in the operation of the canal, which has been under Panamanian control since the turn of the millennium after a deal struck decades earlier.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
But indexes remain near their records, and the S&P 500 is still on track for one of its best years of the millennium with a gain of 23%.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Rachel Treisman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
That’s consistent with the millennium’s rejection of cultural heritage.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024
Trump is proposing a massive shift in the operation of the canal, which has been under Panamanian control since the turn of the millennium after a deal struck decades earlier.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 25 Dec. 2024
But indexes remain near their records, and the S&P 500 is still on track for one of its best years of the millennium with a gain of 23%.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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“The millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20millennium. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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