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
Raúl Castro turned 95 on Wednesday, a landmark birthday for a man still helping lead one of the last communist countries in the world.
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Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The American creative is also the mind behind one of the Golden State’s most iconic landmarks, the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 June 2026
In April 2016, the Chinese Football Association unveiled a landmark blueprint for global dominance by mid-century.
—Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Because Sign Hill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, having received its historic landmark designation in 1996, the project required review by the City's Planning Commission through a careful certification process.
—Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 3 June 2026
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Dánica Coto, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
The American creative is also the mind behind one of the Golden State’s most iconic landmarks, the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 3 June 2026
In April 2016, the Chinese Football Association unveiled a landmark blueprint for global dominance by mid-century.
—Reagan Yip, CNN Money, 3 June 2026
Because Sign Hill is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, having received its historic landmark designation in 1996, the project required review by the City's Planning Commission through a careful certification process.
—Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 3 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmark
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Plus, there are plenty of other important updates coming our way this week, from influential tech conferences to jobs data and spin-off milestones.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,Zev Fima,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
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Expanding domestic graphitization capacity therefore represents a significant industrial milestone in itself.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
31 May 2026
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The political overshadow of Hernandez's high school career reached its climax during championship weekend, with the athlete appearing in a video with Democrat California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer on the morning of the CIF championship preliminary round on Friday.—
Jackson Thompson OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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And this represents the climax of the film, when Thompson (Kathryn Fairly in the movie) must pilot the shuttle during peak heating.—
Eric Berger & Lee Hutchinson,
ArsTechnica,
31 May 2026
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The map released Wednesday shows watersheds where at least one wolf was active between April 21 and May 26.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
27 May 2026
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Farther east, attention is now turning to the Palokki hydropower dam in Finland’s Vuoksi river basin, where plans are underway to restore connectivity across another heavily fragmented watershed.—
Radina Gigova,
CNN Money,
27 May 2026
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“Landmark.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmark. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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