as in climax
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs
the new drug was regarded as a milestone in the treatment of heart disease
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This forward-thinking cultural calendar alignment demonstrates how successful brands anticipate and build collections around significant cultural milestones, providing retail marketers with frameworks for long-term trend forecasting and seasonal planning strategies.
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Kaleigh Moore, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The package’s operational milestones over the next decade — delivering 20 million cars, achieving true self-driving capability for 10 million users, and deploying 1 million robotaxis — create guardrails against quick-fix theatrics.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The rollout will bring the premium streamer to Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, marking another significant milestone in the platform’s aggressive global expansion strategy.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Bloomberg Claudia Sheinbaum achieved another milestone for Mexico.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
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Kaleigh Moore, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The package’s operational milestones over the next decade — delivering 20 million cars, achieving true self-driving capability for 10 million users, and deploying 1 million robotaxis — create guardrails against quick-fix theatrics.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The rollout will bring the premium streamer to Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Macau, Mongolia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, marking another significant milestone in the platform’s aggressive global expansion strategy.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Bloomberg Claudia Sheinbaum achieved another milestone for Mexico.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milestone
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The Long Walk comes down to the two of them, and their final stretch is met by a crowd of fans and cameras broadcasting the climax all over the country.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
13 Sep. 2025
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And as Brown’s book races toward its elaborate climax, his (and Langdon’s) breathless effusions about the neuro-technological progress that awaits us sound jarringly out of sync with the anxious, doomy present.—
Book Marks
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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The compilation is Strait’s first set to make it to that impressive landmark figure.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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They were pulled from the Red Barn, a local landmark dating to the early 1900s in this small community southwest of the Keweenaw Peninsula.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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The watershed is nourished by the salmon run.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Proactive fuel mitigation measures near watersheds are a vital step toward protecting water quality as California wildfires grow in intensity and frequency, experts warn.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Dell’s Ice Blue aluminum design strikes a modern tone with its soft-rounded corners, slim display bezels, and light gray backlit keyboard.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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After successfully rounding the corner of generating text, the AI makers shifted into a mode of concentrating on code.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Milestone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milestone. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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