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Recent Examples of epochal
Chinese thought leaders conceived of the strategy in epochal terms.
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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
That carbon remains sequestered in the lower mantle for epochal lengths of time; some of it eventually erupts back into the atmosphere via volcanism.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
As in the 1970s, the political climate has undergone an epochal shift since 2020.
—Payton McCarty-Simas, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
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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
That carbon remains sequestered in the lower mantle for epochal lengths of time; some of it eventually erupts back into the atmosphere via volcanism.
—Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
As in the 1970s, the political climate has undergone an epochal shift since 2020.
—Payton McCarty-Simas, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epochal
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This uprising is momentous and will have profound consequences.—
Shahrnush Parsipur,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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With that distinction came a $200 million facelift — finished in 2025 — to prepare for the momentous stretch.—
Scott Phillips,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Its inaction was as earthshaking as action can be, especially because both the shah and his opponents were governed by their perceptions of what the U.S. did or did not want.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
5 Aug. 2025
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But don’t expect this debate to be as earthshaking or as game-changing as the Biden-Trump confrontation June 27 Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
9 Sep. 2024
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Whether the game is a blowout or comes down to a fateful goal-line stand, loyalists of one team may leap for joy, while others might lash out in anger, pummeling their TV sets or sinking into a deep postgame funk.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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The recent decline began on a fateful day in October when traders lost $19 billion in their crypto positions, and Bitcoin has only kept tumbling from there.—
Carlos Garcia,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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There is no sugarcoating the depth of disagreement between public health and MAHA over some life-and-death interventions such as vaccines.—
Tom W. Johnson,
STAT,
26 Jan. 2026
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Any profession with life-and-death authority must be willing to confront its worst failures, not hide them.—
Dave Myers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Trump supported Milei’s fiscal program last year with a $20-billion credit line that succeeded in calming markets and boosting Milei’s prospects in a crucial midterm election in October.—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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While Singh’s lawyer Jitender Khurana denies any political motive for his client’s paroles, his previous releases coincided with crucial state elections, fueling speculation that his freedom is a reward for the Dera’s electoral support.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Epochal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epochal. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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