MILLENNIUM Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

millennium

noun

Definition of millennium

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 The first decade of the new millennium saw the release of the Carrera GT, a car viewed by some as one of the last great analog performance vehicles. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026 For nearly two millennia, Jews have preserved these disagreements. — Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026 Few institutions have managed to keep a medieval ceremony alive for nearly a millennium while completely transforming its meaning. — Joëlle Rollo-Koster, The Conversation, 5 Oct. 2026 But those roots, for the most part, were rent for most of two millennia, with only a couple of thousand Jews in all of Palestine at the opening of the 18th century. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for millennium

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Yet from the golden age of the Bentley Boys to the marque’s current renaissance, the Supersports’ one constant is its role as the Flying B’s internal-combustion benchmark.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2026
So is the dream of the Nineties animation boom, in which flying freak flags and previously untapped emotional frequencies helped fuel a renaissance.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of renaissance

Noun

As seen in the clip above, the doc dives into the sport’s early heyday, starting in the early 1980s and continuing through the next decade.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
During the Cowboys’ 1990s heyday, the cheerleaders made as little as $15 per game, according to The Dallas Morning News.

— Rob Wile, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of heyday

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