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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Despite a millennium of history, Buddhist monasteries like Key aren’t stuck in the ways of those early days.
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
This act of ethnic cleansing erased nearly three millennia of Armenian civilization from the region.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
White corn is an ancient variety that dates back more than nine millennia and is closely associated with Meso-American culture.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
His prolific season has the Orange averaging 361 passing yards and 32.6 points per game, and the team won nine games for the first time since 2018 and just the third time this millennium.
—J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025
This act of ethnic cleansing erased nearly three millennia of Armenian civilization from the region.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
White corn is an ancient variety that dates back more than nine millennia and is closely associated with Meso-American culture.
—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
His prolific season has the Orange averaging 361 passing yards and 32.6 points per game, and the team won nine games for the first time since 2018 and just the third time this millennium.
—J.j. Bailey, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Millennium.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millennium. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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