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noun

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Adjective
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. 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 See All Example Sentences for momentous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for momentous
Adjective
  • There have been 50 major model releases in just the first six months of 2025, with lots of different sizes, features, and use cases (see the table below).
    Steven Wolfe Pereira, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • The tour marks Ballerini’s first visit to Australia in seven years, and follows her major U.S. arena tour supporting her 2024 album PATTERNS.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Indoor facilities have grown in importance as MLS considers aligning its schedule with the biggest global soccer leagues.
    Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 1 July 2025
  • While some fans expressed disappointment for the change, many emphasized the importance of it.
    Caché McClay, USA Today, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • But this year’s selection is particularly important for a Bulls team that (allegedly) hopes to begin a rebuilding process around younger talent after parting with most of its veterans over the last year.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
Noun
  • Jennings said the preservation and rehabilitation of the chapel is crucial due to its historical and architectural significance, and community value.
    Damenica Ellis, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2025
  • Several hundred locals gathered outside the property gates on Sunday to protest the detention center and call for the protection of the land, stressing its special significance to Native Americans as well as conservationists, according to member station WGCU.
    Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • In contrast to exports, imports from Ukraine into Central Europe have shown significant volatility in recent years.
    Lidia Kurasinska, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • The two countries have yet to finalize a deal on steel imports — while broader U.S. steel tariff policy is keeping prices elevated stateside and depressed elsewhere.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 30 June 2025
Adjective
  • Gonzalo scored 35 goals with the Juvenil A in the 2022-2023 season, leading his team to a historic national treble.
    Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 29 June 2025
  • For this historic journey, Kipyegon utilized male pacers to help establish the pace of the race.
    Katelyn Hutchison, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
Noun
  • The bill’s magnitude seems to have played a role in the disintegrating relationship between Trump and Elon Musk, who remains the world’s richest man despite seeing his net worth plunge in recent days.
    Robert Goulder, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
  • The grand jury was most critical of the four-mile OC Streetcar project and said endeavors of that magnitude need to be better planned and executed to benefit a larger portion of Orange County.
    Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 21 June 2025

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