MILLENNIA Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

millennia

noun

variants or millenniums

plural of millennium

as in renaissances

a period of happiness and prosperity It is hoped that the new tax plan will bring about a thriving millennium.

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Recent Examples of millennia The de Poitrines communicated between songs in their own language — which may well predate English (or French) by several millenniums. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Some two millennia ago Chinese astronomers reported Betelgeuse as being yellow. — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026 Some practitioners, particularly in modern Druidry’s early decades, have maintained that their tradition is a direct continuation of the ancient druids’ religion, one that had been preserved in secret over two millennia. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026 The triumphal arch has been a stock figure in urban landscapes for millenniums. — Edward Keegan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026 The butterflies have been making this migration for as long as 20 millennia, once finding paths to and from the fields gouged out by glaciers retreating with the spring during the last Ice Age. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 Nearly three millennia after audiences first heard these stories, Nolan’s The Odyssey has huge expectations. — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 The tale has been continuously retold, translated and adapted into various formats over nearly three millennia. — Saba Hamedy, NBC news, 8 July 2026 The Romans conquered this region more than two millennia ago. — Jeff Chu, Travel + Leisure, 6 July 2026

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Noun

The Comeback Player of the Year award is unique, open to various career renaissances, and this year features a strong field of candidates.

— Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The pair experienced career renaissances with the success of their sitcom Schitt's Creek, which ran from 2015 to 2020.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026

Definition of renaissances

Noun

Lavender Lavender is a popular garden perennial for its pleasantly calming fragrance and profuse purple blooms.

— Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026
The marsh was built in the 1990s to naturally clean dry-weather urban runoff from San Diego Creek and address the algae blooms that once existed in Upper Newport Bay, according to the water district’s website.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

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