in thousands years vs in thousands of years

The correct phrase is "in thousands of years." The preposition "of" is necessary to indicate the relationship between "thousands" and "years." Without it, the phrase sounds incomplete and incorrect.

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in thousands years

This phrase is incorrect. The preposition "of" is needed to connect "thousands" and "years."

The correct phrase is "in thousands of years" when referring to a period of time that spans thousands of years.

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First Hogswatch off in thousand years!
The first to do so in a thousand years.
Not in a thousand years, Catherine.
You're the first person to recognize me in two thousand years.
They wouldn't marry us in a thousand years.
Jim couldn't land me in a thousand years.
And in a thousand years, we will.
And wake up in a thousand years.
And wake up in a thousand years.
Not in a thousand years, Catherine, we work together.
But no one's killed a white walker in thousands of years.
But no one's killed a white walker in thousands of years.
If someone digs me up in a thousand years, I hope there's a curse on them too.
I'd claw down the hills for a kind look from I'd never get it, not in a thousand years.
Slim, you'd never make a flier in a thousand years.
Hopefully we will still be looking after it in another thousand years.
You're easily the most beautiful thing I've seen in a thousand years.
Now, that's only twice in a thousand years.
A break like this doesn't come once in a thousand years.
If he gets the rest of them clothes off, we'll never catch him in a thousand years.

Alternatives:

in thousands of years
in a thousand years
in a few thousand years
in several thousand years
in tens of thousands of years

in thousands of years

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to a period of time spanning thousands of years.

Use "in thousands of years" when talking about a time frame that extends over a large number of years.

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But no one's killed a white walker in thousands of years.
But no one's killed a white walker in thousands of years.
As far as I can tell, they haven't been to this place in thousands of years.
For the first time in thousands of years, I have choices.
I assure you no living thing has entered these caves in thousands of years.
And these seeds will be able to germinate, we believe, with many of the species, in thousands of years, and certainly in hundreds of years.
Hindus and Buddhists have believed in reincarnation for thousands of years, Dad.
It is worth mentioning that these minorities have been present in Iraq for thousands of years.
It's been in my family for thousands of years.
I sat in this hole for thousands of years, thinking of nothing but redemption, of reclaiming my good name.
Olives have been grown in this region for thousands of years and until the beginning of the 20th century they were a very important crop.
I have lived in this galaxy for thousands of years, although until today, no one has known my true identity.
Those are the spices that statue was packed with as it lay in its tomb for thousands of years.
Wars have burned in this world for thousands of years with no end in sight because people rely so ardently on their so-called beliefs.
Been in the ice for thousands of years and the meat was still good.
They have been eating the stuff in these countries for thousands of years.
People have been debating the causes of happiness for a really long time, in fact for thousands of years, but it seems like many of those debates remain unresolved.
Kind of flies in the face of thousands of years of teenage behavior, though.
Kind of flies in the face of thousands of years of teenage behavior, though.
In fact, thousands of years ago our ancestors would have seen different patterns in the sky and our descendants, millions of years in the future, will also see different patterns.

Alternatives:

in a thousand years
in a few thousand years
in several thousand years
in tens of thousands of years
in hundreds of years

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in thousands years vs in thousands of years