Thesaurus results for LANDMARK

landmark

noun

ˈland-ˌmärk

Definition of landmark

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 After celebrating its landmark 25th anniversary edition, the Tribeca Festival isn’t going anywhere. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026 From its 1937 opening to 2018, when construction finally began on a safety barrier spanning the length of the bridge, an average of 30 people died from suicide every year at the San Francisco landmark. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026 The iconic Fifth Avenue landmark has been turned into luxury apartments—one of which has been given a local’s elegant touch. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2026 Here, your stay will be rooted in landmark visits, with the Imperial Palace, Tokyo Tower, and the National Art Center all within walking distance. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for landmark

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Though the dinner gala is toasting a milestone anniversary of 50 years, the clinic itself celebrates 60 years of service in Los Angeles.

— Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
Stacey Aglok MacDonald and Alethea Arnaquq-Baril’s series is co-produced with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in partnership with APTN and represented a key milestone for Netflix in Canada, being its first original.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of milestone

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This would give local managers greater flexibility to address wildfire risk, forest health, watersheds, timber production and local economic conditions.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
The authority cited current and projected lake levels, near-average precipitation across the canal’s watershed and the water-saving measures in place at the locks as reasons for the about-face.

— Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

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