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 release date here does include the turn of the millennium.
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
This isn’t surprising given the fact that still according to McKinsey & Company, the returns in private equity investment has outpaced the S&P 500 consistently since the turn of the millennium.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Whatley also discussed Trump’s recent comments threatening to take back the Panama Canal, which has been under Panamanian control since the turn of the millennium.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
Many of Madrid’s great European rivals had women’s teams by the turn of the millennium.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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Vulture Editors, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
This isn’t surprising given the fact that still according to McKinsey & Company, the returns in private equity investment has outpaced the S&P 500 consistently since the turn of the millennium.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025
Whatley also discussed Trump’s recent comments threatening to take back the Panama Canal, which has been under Panamanian control since the turn of the millennium.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
Many of Madrid’s great European rivals had women’s teams by the turn of the millennium.
—Guillermo Rai, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 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 19 Apr. 2025.
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