1
: of or relating to an epoch
2
: uniquely or highly significant : momentous
during his three epochal years in the assembly—
C. G. Bowers
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epochally
adverb
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For a country so historically averse to government debt, the speed and scope of these decisions demonstrate how deeply German officials believe that the change in Europe’s relationship with the United States is epochal.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
Pember’s journalism and advocacy, along with that of a growing number of writers and activists, both Native and not, are making clear the scope and impact of one major pillar of this epochal injustice.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
What Fielder and his pilots are really rehearsing is good citizenship in the midst of an epochal emergency.
—Judy Berman, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
In a striking parallel to the 1990s, epochal thinking about the potentialities of a high technology society has once again upended politics.
—Jacob Bruggeman & Casey Eilbert / Made By History, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
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Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
Pember’s journalism and advocacy, along with that of a growing number of writers and activists, both Native and not, are making clear the scope and impact of one major pillar of this epochal injustice.
—Charles Arrowsmith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Apr. 2025
What Fielder and his pilots are really rehearsing is good citizenship in the midst of an epochal emergency.
—Judy Berman, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
In a striking parallel to the 1990s, epochal thinking about the potentialities of a high technology society has once again upended politics.
—Jacob Bruggeman & Casey Eilbert / Made By History, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
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“Epochal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epochal. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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