1
: of or relating to an epoch
2
: uniquely or highly significant : momentous
… during his three epochal years in the Assembly.—
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epochally
adverb
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The whip-smart, late-20th-century retelling of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew is one of the most epochal teen rom-coms.
—James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
Now, in an epochal recurrence that would have pleased George Mackay Brown, Structure 10 had been sealed up again.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Chinese thought leaders conceived of the strategy in epochal terms.
—Alex Wang, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
In many ways, the 1963 Newport Folk Festival was a set-up for the March on Washington, the epochal Civil Rights demonstration that would take place just one month later.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Jan. 2026
Now, in an epochal recurrence that would have pleased George Mackay Brown, Structure 10 had been sealed up again.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Chinese thought leaders conceived of the strategy in epochal terms.
—Alex Wang, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2025
In many ways, the 1963 Newport Folk Festival was a set-up for the March on Washington, the epochal Civil Rights demonstration that would take place just one month later.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Epochal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epochal. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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