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Recent Examples of milepost Here are 10 standout mileposts in Preakness Day history. Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2025 Before Andrew Painter stepped on a mound in a regular-season minor-league game for the first time in 938 days — just another milepost in the top prospect’s path toward the majors — even Dave Dombrowski was a little excited. Matt Gelb, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025 The mileposts on the road to a carbon-free California are beginning to appear, and the state is already falling behind. Dan Walters, Mercury News, 26 Apr. 2025 The trail head is at milepost 296, about one mile from where Huang was found. Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 20 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for milepost
Recent Examples of Synonyms for milepost
Noun
  • Flying Blue Program Turns 20 The loyalty program of Air France-KLM and several other airlines has reached its 20th milestone and is celebrating with numerous offers.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • In its second milestone in a week, Tesla arranged for a Model Y crossover to drive itself from its Texas factory to a customer in downtown Austin some 30 minutes away.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Is the Michelin star really in the bag, as Episode 3’s snowy climax would suggest?
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 1 July 2025
  • The Capricorn full moon on July 10th brings a climax in your friendship or community life.
    Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 June 2025
Noun
  • Also, the depth of the stream varies directly in proportion to recent rainfall in the watershed.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 6 July 2025
  • Here are the top headlines: Stream restoration and other improvements are underway in the Mill Creek watershed by the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, aiming to heal some of the ecological damage the creek has suffered.
    Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Noun
  • Progress in Brussels: $9 Billion to Save 8 Million Lives On June 25th, the same day a NATO summit was taking place in Hague, the European Commission and the Gates Foundation helped rally world leaders and philanthropists to commit $9 billion at a landmark summit in Brussels.
    Michael Sheldrick, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • In its landmark 2010 decision in the case Citizens United v. FEC, the justices struck down prohibitions on political spending by corporations.
    June 30, CBS News, 30 June 2025

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“Milepost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milepost. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.

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