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Recent Examples of epochal
That carbon remains sequestered in the lower mantle for epochal lengths of time; some of it eventually erupts back into the atmosphere via volcanism.
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Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
As in the 1970s, the political climate has undergone an epochal shift since 2020.
—Payton McCarty-Simas, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
But China in 2025 is suffering the consequences of a Xi era that’s talked a great game of epochal change but achieved little.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Mark Blyth, a political economist at Brown University, sees the economy heading for an epochal change, though a dominant economic order has yet to fully take shape.
—Brit Morse, Fortune, 6 July 2025
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Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
As in the 1970s, the political climate has undergone an epochal shift since 2020.
—Payton McCarty-Simas, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
But China in 2025 is suffering the consequences of a Xi era that’s talked a great game of epochal change but achieved little.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Mark Blyth, a political economist at Brown University, sees the economy heading for an epochal change, though a dominant economic order has yet to fully take shape.
—Brit Morse, Fortune, 6 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epochal
Adjective
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Chicago’s home crowd will create a few momentous moments, and the Rams haven’t handled those the best away from home recently.—
Kevin Fishbain,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2026
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Kelson isn’t going to do anything so momentous as save everyone from the virus, even if his last act as a doctor provides a sliver of hope in that regard.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2026
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Its inaction was as earthshaking as action can be, especially because both the shah and his opponents were governed by their perceptions of what the U.S. did or did not want.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
5 Aug. 2025
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But don’t expect this debate to be as earthshaking or as game-changing as the Biden-Trump confrontation June 27 Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
9 Sep. 2024
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The documentary features footage from that fateful day in Dodger Stadium.—
Suzy Exposito,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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Here’s where the gang ended up, 40 years after that fateful first meeting.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There is no sugarcoating the depth of disagreement between public health and MAHA over some life-and-death interventions such as vaccines.—
Tom W. Johnson,
STAT,
26 Jan. 2026
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Any profession with life-and-death authority must be willing to confront its worst failures, not hide them.—
Dave Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Mikel Arteta and his players are facing criticism for not imposing themselves on opposition teams forcefully enough, allowing valuable points to slip through their fingers at such a crucial point of the season.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Liberal and conservative polls show the president’s support is cratering across all groups because of ICE’s excesses but especially with independents and Latinos, two constituencies crucial to his 2024 triumph and the future of MAGA.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Epochal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epochal. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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