mileposts

plural of milepost

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Recent Examples of mileposts The closure was between mileposts 226 to 244 due to flooding on the roadway, ADOT said. Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mileposts
Noun
  • When Rani Johnson joined Workday as chief information officer in March 2023, her appointment happened to coincide with some monumental generative artificial intelligence milestones, including the debut of Anthropic’s Claude and the rollout of OpenAI’s GPT-4.
    John Kell, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Today's launch will be the latest in a series of milestones that SpaceX has notched recently.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Audition is a slow burn, spending the better part of two hours setting up audiences for arguably one of the most graphic climaxes in horror history.
    Steven Thrash, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Joaquin Temes As Argentina's midterm electoral campaign reaches its second and third climaxes, the number of scandalous corruption accusations aimed at the highest echelons of national politics is surging.
    Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • From strolling through the walkable downtown streets to venturing out to idyllic rural landmarks, including a working mill and a lavender farm, to staying at a boutique hotel that is worth a visit in and of itself, here's what to do, what to eat, and how to explore Lexington, VA.
    Heather Bien, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Most tourists come to London for the iconic landmarks and museums, but for those with a penchant for the foreboding, the city’s morbid history sets an especially spooky tone.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025

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“Mileposts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mileposts. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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