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centennial

[sen-ten-ee-uhl] / sɛnˈtɛn i əl /
ADJECTIVE
century
Synonyms


ADJECTIVE
hundred
Synonyms




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At a launch event on Tuesday, Sir David said: "When I narrated the first Blue Planet series, it didn't occur to me that I would be narrating a third series in my centennial year."

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

If anything, adversity seems only to have fortified these musicians, which may in part account for Mr. Noseda’s decision in March 2025 to renew his contract with the NSO through 2030-31, its centennial season.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Earlier this year, with Brooks’ centennial approaching, the Cinematheque began thinking about how to mark the milestone.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The Wall Street Journal and parent Dow Jones weren’t yet in existence when the country turned 100 and had its centennial bash, in 1876.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

After seeing women omitted from history in the centennial celebrations, the suffragists decided to write their own account of the women’s suffrage movement.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

It’s one of several Los Angeles landmarks celebrating their centennials this year, a reflection of how rapidly L.A. was growing in the early 1920s.

From New York Times ● Aug. 25, 2023

Turkcan said millennials were born between 1979 and 1996, and centennials - the next major generation for baseball - began in 1997 and ended between four and eight years ago.

From Washington Times ● Feb. 27, 2019

Turkcan said millennials were born between 1979 and 1996, and centennials — the next major generation for baseball — began in 1997 and ended between four and eight years ago.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2019

Special attention was given to William Schuman and Samuel Barber, whose centennials are being celebrated this year.

From New York Times ● Feb. 12, 2010

On the southern side of the street were a mix of larger apartment buildings, and at either end of the block were churches that had recently celebrated their centennials.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser


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