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Definitions

turn of the century

NOUN

millennium

Synonyms

STRONG

happiness paradise prosperity serenity utopia

WEAK

golden age

Antonyms

STRONG

hell

Example Sentences

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They are only the fifth trio to reach a ton since the turn of the century.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Since the turn of the century, the U.S. military has dominated the skies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

In all, 16 members have died in office this decade, more than in any three consecutive Congresses since the turn of the century.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

Rebooting those series represents the "cultural centrality to television that was made before the turn of the century and even into the new century," Thompson said.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

One idea, which remained in textbooks well into my own school days, was the baked apple theory propounded by the Austrian Eduard Suess just before the turn of the century.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson