Thesaurus results for LANDMARKS

landmarks

noun

plural of landmark

as in milestones

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 landmarks Its shuttering, alongside other long-standing landmarks like Taix restaurant, underscores Echo Park’s growing tension between new development and preserving neighborhood character. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 The landmarks can refer to the arrest location or a place near the arrest. — Mathew Miranda july 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026 Efforts to save the playhouse, widely considered to be one of the city’s leading architectural and cultural landmarks, stretch back to the abrupt closing of the debt-laden nonprofit theater in 2006. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 High above Whitehall, at the top of the former Old War Office, Kioku by Endo’s rooftop terrace offers great views across the capital, from St James’s Park and Westminster landmarks to the London skyline. — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 The list highlights unique cultural and geographical landmarks across the United States. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 10 July 2026 For example, there are shots of iconic landmarks in Paris; the Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe and the modernist quarter La Défense emerge in the images as if seen from a landing plane. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 8 July 2026 The sleek property features several odes to San Diego landmarks, starting with the heated saltwater pool inspired by the Balboa Park Lily Pond and gazebo honoring the Botanical Building. — Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 2 July 2026 Philadelphia, as any local will tell you, has always been more than the sum of its historic landmarks. — Regan Stephens, New York Times, 2 July 2026

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But interest in the nascent field is rising as companies notch up milestones, such as enabling people with degenerative conditions including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) to type or play video games using brain signals.

— Elaine Yu, CNBC, 11 July 2026
Weiss questioned whether such action was allowed under California’s wolf conservation plan, pointing to setbacks in reaching reproductive milestones required under the program before aggressive hazing can be permitted.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026

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Splash’s main program is a 13-lesson science curriculum that teaches students about Sacramento’s unique ecosystem, the invertebrates found in vernal pools, watersheds and water pollution, CEO Mackenzie Wieser said.

— Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
The company is also on track to meet its 2030 goal of returning more water to local watersheds than its data centers consume.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 1 July 2026

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Adell had another shot in the ninth, coming to the plate with runners at the corners and two outs after Grissom had gotten him a chance by working an 11-pitch walk.

— Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
That’s squishing the spoonbills to new corners of Florida Bay, both to inland spots of the Everglades that used to be dry and have gone soggy and to some of the tiny mangrove islands flecking the bay.

— Alex Harris July 8, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

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