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
Washington — The Senate passed a landmark piece of legislation to regulate crypto after a bumpy path through the upper chamber.
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June 17, CBS News, 17 June 2025
This feature is also handy for pinpointing iconic landmarks, such as Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo, a prominent feature of the city’s skyline.
—Geoff Whitmore, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Other visuals include tributes to major landmarks such as New York City's Statue of Liberty, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, and the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles—serving as miniature mascots of American identity.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Between August, 2016, and February, 2019, Grail launched what would become a landmark study to assess how well the test—later named the Galleri test—performed.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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June 17, CBS News, 17 June 2025
This feature is also handy for pinpointing iconic landmarks, such as Rome’s Castel Sant’Angelo, a prominent feature of the city’s skyline.
—Geoff Whitmore, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
Other visuals include tributes to major landmarks such as New York City's Statue of Liberty, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge, and the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles—serving as miniature mascots of American identity.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Between August, 2016, and February, 2019, Grail launched what would become a landmark study to assess how well the test—later named the Galleri test—performed.
—Siddhartha Mukherjee, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmark
Noun
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Flying Blue Program Turns 20 The loyalty program of Air France-KLM and several other airlines has reached its 20th milestone and is celebrating with numerous offers.—
Ramsey Qubein,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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In its second milestone in a week, Tesla arranged for a Model Y crossover to drive itself from its Texas factory to a customer in downtown Austin some 30 minutes away.—
Christiaan Hetzner,
Fortune,
28 June 2025
Noun
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Game 5s are the beginning of the climax in a close series.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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This is the literal last day of the shoot, which also unfortunately is the climax of Episode 10.—
William Earl,
Variety,
12 June 2025
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In 2023 then-secretary of the interior Deb Haaland issued a 20-year administrative mineral withdrawal for 225,000 acres in the watershed.—
Natalie Krebs,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2025
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Droughts in the Amazon River in 2023 and 2024 caused more nitrogen and phosphorus to build up in the watershed.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
5 June 2025
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“Landmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmark. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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