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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Today, nearly two millennia later, scholars have still been unable to decide on the exact quality of his leadership.
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Joseph Epstein, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
Nineteen of their businesses claim to have existed since the first millennium.
—Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
At the tail end of the last millennium, the fastest, most powerful road cars went by a magnificent superlative: supercar.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
Set in the period between Thatcher’s resignation and the coming millennium, Naked, the story of an unwell would-be intellectual named Johnny, played miraculously by David Thewlis, suggests that Leigh had apocalypse on his mind.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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Joseph Epstein, National Review, 21 Nov. 2024
Nineteen of their businesses claim to have existed since the first millennium.
—Steve Booren, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
At the tail end of the last millennium, the fastest, most powerful road cars went by a magnificent superlative: supercar.
—Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2024
Set in the period between Thatcher’s resignation and the coming millennium, Naked, the story of an unwell would-be intellectual named Johnny, played miraculously by David Thewlis, suggests that Leigh had apocalypse on his mind.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millennium. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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