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
The 367-room hotel is part of the Fairmont Hotels and Resorts chain which, in Vancouver, also includes the landmark Hotel Vancouver, a veritable piece of the city’s history.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
Philadelphia, as any local will tell you, has always been more than the sum of its historic landmarks.
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Regan Stephens,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Philanthropists Helen and Jacob Shaham made a landmark $30 million gift in support of the building.
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Florida International University,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
The 2012 ruling in Willis’ favor was a landmark victory that established a precedent for other artists — such as Bob Dylan and former San Diegan Tom Waits — who at the time were already taking steps to regain control of their early work.
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George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 July 2026
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 July 2026
Philadelphia, as any local will tell you, has always been more than the sum of its historic landmarks.
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Regan Stephens,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Philanthropists Helen and Jacob Shaham made a landmark $30 million gift in support of the building.
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Florida International University,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2026
The 2012 ruling in Willis’ favor was a landmark victory that established a precedent for other artists — such as Bob Dylan and former San Diegan Tom Waits — who at the time were already taking steps to regain control of their early work.
—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmark
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Stay safe amid dangerous heat All are invited to celebrate America's milestone on the National Mall.
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Chapman allowed back-to-back singles after his milestone strikeout, but got Jo Adell to ground into a double play to secure his 17th save.
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The short version is that after defeating the Kilrathi at the climax of Wing Commander 3, Mark Hamill’s Christopher Blair retires to a backwater world to live out a life in peace and obscurity.
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Each concert climaxes with Pinkerton’s sword fight against the Rat Reaperess, leading to the singer’s inevitable defeat.
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The company is also on track to meet its 2030 goal of returning more water to local watersheds than its data centers consume.
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The science that happens outside the wet lab, in the field, the watershed and the population, is the next frontier for a tool like this.
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“Landmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmark. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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