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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Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
However, a defining moment in the rivalry took place in the men’s 4x100-meter relay.
—Greg Hyatt, NBC News, 18 July 2024
Gunn’s performance has not only overshadowed the two actual breaking gold medalists, Japan’s Yuasa Ami and Canada’s Phil Wizard (plus 16-year-old Australian b-boy Jeff Dunne), it’s arguably become the defining moment of a Parisian Games marked by controversy and absurdity.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 14 Aug. 2024
The rapidly moving news has once again thrust Jeffries into the middle of a defining moment.
—Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
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Lenwood V. Long, Sr., Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
However, a defining moment in the rivalry took place in the men’s 4x100-meter relay.
—Greg Hyatt, NBC News, 18 July 2024
Gunn’s performance has not only overshadowed the two actual breaking gold medalists, Japan’s Yuasa Ami and Canada’s Phil Wizard (plus 16-year-old Australian b-boy Jeff Dunne), it’s arguably become the defining moment of a Parisian Games marked by controversy and absurdity.
—Aja Romano, Vox, 14 Aug. 2024
The rapidly moving news has once again thrust Jeffries into the middle of a defining moment.
—Jacqueline Alemany, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
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“Defining moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defining%20moment. Accessed 7 Oct. 2024.
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