seminal

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Recent Examples of seminal In the half-century since its release, Steven Spielberg's seminal Jaws has been celebrated, parodied, imitated, mythologized, and even demonized, with many — including Spielberg himself — blaming the film for the decimation of the shark population. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 20 June 2025 Danny Boyle, Alex Garland, and producer Andrew Macdonald launched 28 Years Later, the latest addition to their seminal zombie franchise, last night in London. Zac Ntim, Deadline, 19 June 2025 Now, the Italian jeweler is going back to its beauty roots, reissuing the seminal fragrance and its sister scent Eau Parfumée au Thé Blanc — introduced in 2003 — as part of its new strategy for the category, which has seen the brand rationalizing both its offering and distribution. Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 17 June 2025 In a 2004 seminal study by the Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 82% of high school and college students reported lying to their parents on a major issue at least once in the past year. Eric Wood, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for seminal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seminal
Adjective
  • All of this is to say: fitness is the biggest influential player for the Dutch.
    Megan Feringa, New York Times, 28 June 2025
  • Involve influential stakeholders right from the start.
    Apurva Wadodkar, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
Adjective
  • Dip in and out of buildings like the Estes-Winn Antique Car Museum to see a collection of rare historic automobiles and The Grovewood Gallery, which represents over 350 artists from across the country.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 29 June 2025
  • The film opens with astronaut Jim Lovell (Tom Hanks) hosting a watch party in July 1969 for Neil Armstrong's historic first walk on the Moon.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 June 2025
Adjective
  • Moist soil is important; however, areas where moisture accumulates during the winter are not suitable as this will make the tubers rot.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 6 July 2025
  • Yes, even more important than excellence in math and science.
    Linda McMahon, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • Whereas serif fonts feel authoritative and timeless, sans serif fonts can feel modern or informal.
    Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Ralphs’ tasteful, authoritative and often-underrated guitar work and songwriting acumen were a trademark of both bands across the 1970s.
    Jem Aswad, Variety, 23 June 2025
Adjective
  • This figure has already surpassed the 1,274 cases recorded during the peak year of 2019, marking a critical public health milestone reached just halfway through 2025.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 July 2025
  • From there, the first-year MLS club made two critical defensive errors.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
Adjective
  • Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
    Kansas City Star Bot Updated July 1, Kansas City Star, 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
Adjective
  • Turning Fossil Liabilities into Climate Assets Also in Sevilla, a potentially groundbreaking example of innovation in climate finance was announced: TransEnergy Global has acquired a coal reserve in South Africa, not to mine it, but to lock it up for 100 years.
    Michael Sheldrick, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • In a groundbreaking development for professional sports, Dawn Staley is reportedly in contention for the New York Knicks head coaching job, potentially making history as the first female head coach in a major men’s professional sports league.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 30 June 2025

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“Seminal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seminal. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.

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