as in major
having great meaning or lasting effect
a historic peace agreement between the two nations
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Recent Examples of historic
The film opens with astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) hosting a watch party in July 1969 for Neil Armstrong's historic first walk on the Moon.
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ArsTechnica, 29 June 2025
The San Juan Center purchased another piece of the historic block late last year at 1301 Main, known for its former tenant, Salvin Shoes.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
Dassault Aviation is proud to take on this historic challenge and thanks the French Ministry of Armed Forces for its confidence.
—David Szondy
june 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2025
Starting in San Juan Capistrano, visit its mission and historic district before driving north, until U.S. Route 101 merges with Highway 1 just south of Leggett.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
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ArsTechnica, 29 June 2025
The San Juan Center purchased another piece of the historic block late last year at 1301 Main, known for its former tenant, Salvin Shoes.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2025
Dassault Aviation is proud to take on this historic challenge and thanks the French Ministry of Armed Forces for its confidence.
—David Szondy
june 27, New Atlas, 27 June 2025
Starting in San Juan Capistrano, visit its mission and historic district before driving north, until U.S. Route 101 merges with Highway 1 just south of Leggett.
—Chloe Arrojado, AFAR Media, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for historic
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There have been 50 major model releases in just the first six months of 2025, with lots of different sizes, features, and use cases (see the table below).—
Steven Wolfe Pereira,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The tour marks Ballerini’s first visit to Australia in seven years, and follows her major U.S. arena tour supporting her 2024 album PATTERNS.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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Burch said an important part of helping someone experiencing intimate partner violence is to give them back their sense of power and control.—
Quinlan Bentley,
The Enquirer,
6 July 2025
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How to spot a fake Social Security scam email While phishing emails are designed to look convincing, there are always subtle but important signs that give them away.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
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While some savings are available to those without a Prime account, the best of these great deals and most significant discounts (as well as the fastest shipping times) are usually reserved for Prime members.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
9 July 2025
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Here’s everything to know about the monsoon: Phoenix heats up, but significant rain is missing in the forecast Before Phoenix gets soaked, it gets scorched.—
Hayleigh Evans,
AZCentral.com,
9 July 2025
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Through their new Up Payment program, Progressive is helping more first-time and first-gen buyers take that first big step. Take out your phones and scan the QR code on the screen — or visit progressive.com/openthehouse — to start your journey today.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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The former professional baseball player created a big alliance of six people early on in the game and proceeded to add two more names without letting anyone else in the alliance know.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Search for victims and monumental cleanup With more rain on the way, the risk of life-threatening flooding was still high in central Texas on Monday even as crews searched urgently for the missing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
7 July 2025
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These are monumental achievements, inconceivable in the past, that will allow the state to navigate the swings and roundabouts a deluded Congress imposes on us.—
Kevin Rennie,
Hartford Courant,
5 July 2025
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“Historic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/historic. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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