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millennium

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

Wages had roughly kept up with house prices until they were introduced around the start of the millennium.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

When Boobie Miles returned to the football field, no one called out his name with those bellowing chants that had rocked the Watermelon Feed in a moment that seemed like a millennium before.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger




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