as in major
having great meaning or lasting effect
a momentous occasion that will go down in the history books
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Recent Examples of momentous
The president and the governor are having a momentous fight about constitutional rights in the courts, and flaming each other with insults and photoshopped memes on Truth Social and X.
The ICE raids have thrown some Angelenos into a state of fear and virtual hiding.
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Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Under white canopy tents at the end of a long, dusty dirt road, hundreds gathered to commemorate the momentous occasion.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2025
More to Explore Hall also details how slavery and emancipation were remembered—or not—by three notable nineteenth-century figures in the years following these momentous events as the construction of memory about Britain’s intimate role in slavery began.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 June 2025
On the face of things, this ruling handed a momentous win to Woldenberg, who attended the hearing with his wife and three grown children, all of whom work for the business.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Under white canopy tents at the end of a long, dusty dirt road, hundreds gathered to commemorate the momentous occasion.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2025
More to Explore Hall also details how slavery and emancipation were remembered—or not—by three notable nineteenth-century figures in the years following these momentous events as the construction of memory about Britain’s intimate role in slavery began.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 10 June 2025
On the face of things, this ruling handed a momentous win to Woldenberg, who attended the hearing with his wife and three grown children, all of whom work for the business.
—John Cassidy, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for momentous
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April 2025 The Six of Swords: There is major transition and movement afoot for you this month, Libra.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 July 2025
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In Europe, the Stoxx 600 is up 6.7%, and in Asia, most major markets are in positive territory, with Hong Kong and South Korea posting a whopping 20% gain year to date.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
1 July 2025
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The Ability To Respond, Not React There are many important skills that top-notch leaders have in common, such as emotional intelligence, active listening, vision and so on.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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Getty Images Iran launched a missile strike against the largest American military installation in the Middle East, near Doha, Qatar, in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iran's most important nuclear sites over the weekend.—
Michele Luhn,
CNBC,
24 June 2025
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Adding significant pieces on the open market is costly and risky, perhaps no more or less than daring to move on from Dobson.—
Rob Rossi,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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The company is trading at merely 0.4 times its potential revenues for 2030—a significant discount for a technology leader poised to grow from nothing to over $10 billion in revenue within a few years.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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For this historic journey, Kipyegon utilized male pacers to help establish the pace of the race.—
Katelyn Hutchison,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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The San Juan Center purchased another piece of the historic block late last year at 1301 Main, known for its former tenant, Salvin Shoes.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
29 June 2025
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Through their new Up Payment program, Progressive is helping more first-time and first-gen buyers take that first big step. Take out your phones and scan the QR code on the screen — or visit progressive.com/openthehouse — to start your journey today.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 July 2025
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The former professional baseball player created a big alliance of six people early on in the game and proceeded to add two more names without letting anyone else in the alliance know.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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“Momentous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/momentous. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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