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
Two years later, Cindy Day acquired the bakery and reopened it using many of the beloved recipes that made the shop a local landmark.
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Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
This is despite former president Joe Biden's Department of Justice reaching two landmark settlements with Facebook in 2021 and Apple in 2023 over their practices in advertising roles.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
The moral case Francis built was strong enough to help convince many world leaders to join the landmark climate accord in Paris that year.
—Mike Burbach, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Workforce Pell is a landmark policy change with the potential to reshape the U.S. landscape of education, training, and workforce development.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2025
This is despite former president Joe Biden's Department of Justice reaching two landmark settlements with Facebook in 2021 and Apple in 2023 over their practices in advertising roles.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
The moral case Francis built was strong enough to help convince many world leaders to join the landmark climate accord in Paris that year.
—Mike Burbach, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Workforce Pell is a landmark policy change with the potential to reshape the U.S. landscape of education, training, and workforce development.
—Bruno V. Manno, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmark
Noun
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Both benchmark gauges hit several record closes this week, with the S & P 500 reaching the milestone on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
16 Aug. 2025
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Swift even shared a sweet TikTok of Lively on set to celebrate the milestone.—
Kelsie Gibson,
People.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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There too at the show’s climax was Barkan, pulling her top down all the way this time and giving her torso a vigorous shake.—
Theoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Aug. 2025
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There are high-speed action and emotional twists and turns in the climax.—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
4 Aug. 2025
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Some of those people, joined by younger tribal members, later initiated the long process of restoring their lifeblood, the Klamath River and its watershed.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
21 July 2025
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Ukraine’s fight represents a watershed in modern warfare.—
JON FINER,
Foreign Affairs,
7 July 2025
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“Landmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmark. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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