defining moment
noun
: the time that shows very clearly what something is really about
That was the campaign's defining moment.
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The defining moment of the Wizards’ 2025-26 season will no longer be Bam Adebayo’s scoring 83 points against them.
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Advertisement Pulisic brought that intensity to bear at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in what would become his defining moment.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 7 May 2026
Not when the collapse becomes the defining moment.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
And then of course, afternoon tea is such a defining moment on a Cunard voyage.
—Laurie Brookins, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
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David Aldridge, New York Times, 11 May 2026
Advertisement Pulisic brought that intensity to bear at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar in what would become his defining moment.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 7 May 2026
Not when the collapse becomes the defining moment.
—Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 May 2026
And then of course, afternoon tea is such a defining moment on a Cunard voyage.
—Laurie Brookins, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
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“Defining moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defining%20moment. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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