as in important
having great meaning or lasting effect
the first moon landing was universally regarded as an eventful moment in human history
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Recent Examples of eventful
The Life of a Showgirl follows a particularly eventful 2025 for the world’s biggest artist.
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
The game itself was eventful for Kelce, who saw a fair share of highs and lows throughout each of its four quarters.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
This wasn't supposed to be an eventful weekend.
—Erick Smith, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The game between the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers was an eventful one even before kickoff due to an unusual incident as fans unrolled a 100-ft.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2025
The game itself was eventful for Kelce, who saw a fair share of highs and lows throughout each of its four quarters.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
This wasn't supposed to be an eventful weekend.
—Erick Smith, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
The game between the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers was an eventful one even before kickoff due to an unusual incident as fans unrolled a 100-ft.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eventful
Adjective
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Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Oct. 2025
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None is more important than quarterback Lamar Jackson.—
Jacob Camenker,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Hernández’s issues in right field are well-documented, and the Dodgers already had to overcome one major miscue this postseason during Game 2 of the Wild Card Series.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Tribal nations report no immediate significant effects on services like healthcare and education.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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So then the woman tried calling out to other significant names in her life.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This has triggered debate among people with historic association to United.—
Laurie Whitwell,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Two months after historic floods swept through the Milwaukee area, new data shows that nearly 2,200 homes throughout Milwaukee County sustained major damage or were destroyed.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Yet, on arguably the country’s biggest sporting day, the then-19-year-old showed no glimmer of nerves.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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That doesn’t bode well for a Boise State team allowing 225.7 yards per game through the air, which ranks 85th in the country, and getting beaten for big plays.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The reformation of the band was casually dropped on the surprised crowd in Cleveland partway through what started off as a far less momentous conversation.—
Annie Zaleski,
Variety,
6 Oct. 2025
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This new perspective is so momentous that the series is changing its name from Interview With the Vampire to The Vampire Lestat, the same name as Anne Rice's 1985 novel about Lestat's rise to rock stardom.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Eventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eventful. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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