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millennium

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


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"Around the millennium, everyone was just told no – you don't take part in any sport, not even recreational," says Dr. Lahti.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

A root used for more than a millennium may not replace today's treatments yet, but it could help guide the next generation of hair regrowth therapies.

From Science Daily • Jun. 7, 2026

A “world state,” which some saw as inevitable around the turn of the millennium, is now an ever more remote possibility.

From MarketWatch • May 31, 2026

Meanwhile, modern Homo sapiens have existed for only 300,000 years, and what are the odds we make it even another millennium?

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Only scythes can equalize that, but everyone knows the chance of being gleaned in this, or even the next, millennium is so low as to be ignored.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman




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