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 A couple of Frisco landmarks appear in the teaser like the city’s water tower and the Sandman Signature Plano-Frisco Hotel. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026 Because of that law, those landmarks — today, more than 100,000 of them — are listed on the official National Register of Historic Places. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026 The Lumière brothers, makers of the cinematograph device, brought their invention to Budapest's Grand Hotel Royal in 1896 — just months after its Paris debut — and had camera operators film landmarks in the city the same year. — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 Like many other buildings in Kansas City, including many of its landmarks, the new stadium will feature a limestone base. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 In 2025, Kuznietsov was arrested by Italian police in Rimini – a city in northern Italy known for its sandy beaches and Roman landmarks – and later extradited to Germany. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 Griffith Observatory is one of Los Angeles’s most iconic landmarks. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 14 Oct. 2026 The photographs represent the props tour guides use with visitors at these landmarks. — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026 The widespread demonstrations sparked heavy security deployments as tensions boiled over near college campuses and civic landmarks. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for landmarks
  1. milestones
  2. watersheds
  3. climaxes
  4. corners
Noun
  • Other manufacturers have reported hourly production targets, weekly output figures, and cumulative production milestones.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The move marks one of the biggest milestones yet in MDOT's Restore the Reuther project.
    — Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of milestones
Noun
  • 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
  • About 4 million acres in California are affected, including watersheds of the American, Rubicon and Yuba rivers.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of watersheds
Noun
  • So take the chance to watch this fearlessly brutal movie, featuring a great performance from its leading lady and one of the bloodiest climaxes in horror history.
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The Mannings’ mission climaxes with Rudd and Hathaway coaching them out of the building before Goodell and his security staff catch them.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of climaxes
Noun
  • There was very little original local production, and people were finding their favourite TV shows through obscure corners of the web.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a magic to young adults aged 18 to 22 coming together from different corners of the world, bringing their diverse tastes to a campus.
    — Elise Brisco, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of corners

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“Landmarks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/landmarks. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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