as in milestone
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs
typically, people feel that turning 21 is a landmark in one's life
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Recent Examples of landmark
Jury selection began for Harvey Weinstein’s retrial Tuesday morning in New York City after his landmark #MeToo conviction was overturned last year.
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Michaela Zee, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
Health services have collapsed, the capitals airport and many major landmarks destroyed, the national museum systematically looted.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
The title track playfully jabbed at political corruption and factional violence in mid-1970s Jamaica, balancing fire and wry humor to become a landmark protest anthem.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2025
Lawyers for Meta told a federal judge on Monday that the social media company founded by billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is not a monopoly, countering a landmark lawsuit brought against it by the Federal Trade Commission accusing the tech giant of gobbling up its competitors to corner the market.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Michaela Zee, Variety, 15 Apr. 2025
Health services have collapsed, the capitals airport and many major landmarks destroyed, the national museum systematically looted.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
The title track playfully jabbed at political corruption and factional violence in mid-1970s Jamaica, balancing fire and wry humor to become a landmark protest anthem.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 14 Apr. 2025
Lawyers for Meta told a federal judge on Monday that the social media company founded by billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is not a monopoly, countering a landmark lawsuit brought against it by the Federal Trade Commission accusing the tech giant of gobbling up its competitors to corner the market.
—Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmark
Noun
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Murray noted that 2004 was a milestone for Black homeownership, hitting a highmark of 49%, but it’s decreased considerably since then.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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Chantel says that when Savannah isn't showering Ivy with gifts, her adoptive parents keep her biological mom updated on major milestones.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The attractions, diversions, and climaxes just keep on coming: cortisol, dopamine, cortisol, dopamine, boom-boom-boom.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2025
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That’s why the ending works so well, an abrupt climax that’s darkly poetic and anything but normal.—
David Opie,
IndieWire,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The river's watershed is home to 10 reservoirs and three drinking water facilities serving more than 2 million people, American Rivers says.—
Li Cohen,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2025
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For decades into the 20th century, the watershed by Philadelphia was so polluted that the fish could not make the journey upstream.—
Elisabeth Vincentelli,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Landmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmark. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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