as in climax
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs
the new drug was regarded as a milestone in the treatment of heart disease
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Recent Examples of milestone
This collaboration marks a milestone in the evolving creative partnership between the two.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 27 June 2025
Maybe that's fine, but after so long with so much taxpayer investment, this is a milestone worth publicizing, if not celebrating.
—ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
The rollout marks a milestone for the company's self-driving taxi aspirations, but limitations placed on the vehicles and a series of apparent miscues suggest the technology remains far from wide adoption, some analysts told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 June 2025
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon made a valiant attempt to shatter one of track and field's greatest milestones by becoming the first woman to run a mile in under 4 minutes.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 26 June 2025
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 27 June 2025
Maybe that's fine, but after so long with so much taxpayer investment, this is a milestone worth publicizing, if not celebrating.
—ArsTechnica, 26 June 2025
The rollout marks a milestone for the company's self-driving taxi aspirations, but limitations placed on the vehicles and a series of apparent miscues suggest the technology remains far from wide adoption, some analysts told ABC News.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 June 2025
Kenya's Faith Kipyegon made a valiant attempt to shatter one of track and field's greatest milestones by becoming the first woman to run a mile in under 4 minutes.
—Scott Neuman, NPR, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milestone
Noun
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Game 5s are the beginning of the climax in a close series.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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This is the literal last day of the shoot, which also unfortunately is the climax of Episode 10.—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2025
Noun
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The landmark agreement is the equivalent of NBC, or another major American commercial network, handing over its output to Netflix.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
19 June 2025
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The halls of this storied landmark have long been filled with ambition and elegance.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 June 2025
Noun
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In 2023 then-secretary of the interior Deb Haaland issued a 20-year administrative mineral withdrawal for 225,000 acres in the watershed.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2025
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Droughts in the Amazon River in 2023 and 2024 caused more nitrogen and phosphorus to build up in the watershed.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
5 June 2025
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Members of his Cabinet have said for months that deals with other countries such as India, South Korea and Japan were just around the corner.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
28 June 2025
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Thankfully, the corner stepped in and called an end to the bout.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Milestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milestone. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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