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millennium

[mi-len-ee-uhm] / mɪˈlɛn i əm /
NOUN
1000 years
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONG


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Consumer prices have almost exactly doubled in the U.S. since the start of the millennium, so today’s $1 trillion would “only” be worth about $500 billion in 1999 dollars.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

In recent weeks, it has nearly disappeared and is hovering among its lowest levels since the start of the new millennium.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Trees are plentiful here, but they might not live a millennium.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Kyziridis took that tumble in front of where the Hearts fans were having kittens, while pointing at Maswanhise as if guilty of the crime of the millennium.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

“Wait, didn’t the glaciers move like an inch in a millennium? Or something?”

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon




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