as in milestone
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs
typically, people feel that turning 21 is a landmark in one's life
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Recent Examples of landmark
Buena Vista Social Club is set in Havana, Cuba and follows the lives of four musicians, and their eventual collaboration in 1997 on the landmark , Grammy-winning album Buena Vista Social Club.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 May 2025
Ten years later, the ornate old landmark met the wrecking ball..
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
The letter from Charleston also cited a reference from Garber’s April 14 statement regarding the need to be in compliance with the Supreme Court’s landmark 2023 decision ending affirmative action in American colleges.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Finally, there was the Supreme Court’s verdict in the landmark 2024 case Trump v. the United States, which expanded presidential immunity.
—Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 1 May 2025
Ten years later, the ornate old landmark met the wrecking ball..
—Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2025
The letter from Charleston also cited a reference from Garber’s April 14 statement regarding the need to be in compliance with the Supreme Court’s landmark 2023 decision ending affirmative action in American colleges.
—Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 29 Apr. 2025
Finally, there was the Supreme Court’s verdict in the landmark 2024 case Trump v. the United States, which expanded presidential immunity.
—Mark K. Updegrove, Time, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmark
Noun
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Secretary of State Rubio and others have made no secret of the administration’s eagerness to complete a deal and, privately, officials acknowledge that the 100-day milestone looms large in White House thinking.—
Eric Green,
Time,
30 Apr. 2025
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The King of Kings reached this box office milestone within three weeks of its April 11 release in the U.S., hitting the theaters just ahead of the Good Friday and Easter holidays.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
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In Another Simple Favor climax, Charity and Linda hold a drugged Nicky at gunpoint on a cliffside, forcing a confrontation with Emily and Stephanie.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
2 May 2025
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All these conflicts culminate in a climax where an armed robbery goes awry just as Sal is scheduled for an (improbable) high-profile pro comeback bout.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
29 Apr. 2025
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The plant’s damage potential and the fact that this plant is listed as one of the top 10 invasive weeds in the world, has heightened concern over the discovery in 2011 of patches of it beginning to take hold in both the San Geronimo and Lagunitas Creek watersheds.—
Martha Proctor,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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Neal, who says he’s always been an environmentalist, put in a provision mandating that developers who destroy a wetland habitat must create an enhanced habitat (larger or more diverse) somewhere in the same watershed.—
Monica Hunter-Hart,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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“Landmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmark. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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