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
Though Golf Mill Shopping Center is for sale, Niles village leaders are confident the $443 million redevelopment of the landmark mall will still move forward as planned this year.
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Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Throughout his career he’s climbed from business management to the helm of cultural landmarks like The Roots Picnic, Lil Wayne’s Weezyana Festival and Mary J. Blige’s Strength of a Woman Festival, and throughout his journey, mastered the art of bringing artists’ visions to life.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 May 2025
Plans to save the landmark failed in October 2018, after Mecklenburg County commissioners declined on approving a deal.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2025
Swift successfully petitioned the Beverly Hills City Council in 2017 to designate the home as a historic city landmark.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 May 2025
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Elizabeth Owens-Schiele, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2025
Throughout his career he’s climbed from business management to the helm of cultural landmarks like The Roots Picnic, Lil Wayne’s Weezyana Festival and Mary J. Blige’s Strength of a Woman Festival, and throughout his journey, mastered the art of bringing artists’ visions to life.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 10 May 2025
Plans to save the landmark failed in October 2018, after Mecklenburg County commissioners declined on approving a deal.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 9 May 2025
Swift successfully petitioned the Beverly Hills City Council in 2017 to designate the home as a historic city landmark.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmark
Noun
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No information on timing was provided but Mark Marshall, Chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships at NBCU, recently told Deadline that the milestone will be celebrated in the fall.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 May 2025
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Flashback: Mercy Hospital’s major milestones Mercy Hospital & Medical Center in Bronzeville was Chicago’s first private hospital.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2025
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And there’s an undulation that resembles a female orgasm that steps away from this 1-2-3, punch of the climax and a sigh of relief in the last five minutes, and the movie’s over.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
18 May 2025
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Much of this narrative climax rests on the idea that Tesfaye’s toxicity is common knowledge — though what that means in literal terms goes unacknowledged.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 May 2025
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Intense atmospheric rivers and heavy snowpack accumulation across the Sierra Nevada and surrounding watersheds helped fill Lake Shasta at a record pace.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 May 2025
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For her, the exchange with the machine had felt like an existential watershed.—
D. Graham Burnett,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Landmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmark. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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