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watersheds

noun

plural of watershed
as in milestones
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs a watershed moment in her life came when she inherited a reasonable sum of money and was able to start her own coffee shop

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Recent Examples of watersheds About 4 million acres in California are affected, including watersheds of the American, Rubicon and Yuba rivers. — Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Five watersheds remain in the drought warning response phase, meaning conservation measures must be in place. — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Wildfires also affect the watersheds that sustain humans and wildlife across the country. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Europe is contending with another heat wave this week, as soaring temperatures raise the risk of wildfires, threaten crops and dry watersheds that feed the region’s waterways, including the Rhine, Danube and Po. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026 But warmer-than-normal temperatures during the winter prevented snow from accumulating, which led to a lack of snowmelt flowing into watersheds once spring came. — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 Just two hours from Boston, the small town of Meredith, New Hampshire, sits at the intersection of Lake Winnipesaukee, Lake Waukewan, and their surrounding watersheds. — Annie Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026 While 25 million people rely on watersheds influenced by IRAs, dependency varies by state. — Simmone Shah, Time, 15 July 2026 The company is also on track to meet its 2030 goal of returning more water to local watersheds than its data centers consume. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
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  1. milestones
  2. landmarks
  3. climaxes
  4. corners
Noun
  • Numerous milestones, from Peart studying with jazz player Freddie Gruber and reinventing his playing style to writing Ghost Rider, a memoir about riding motorcycles and grieving the loss of his wife and daughter, are dotted along the way.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Said, who was born in 1935, is a perfect protagonist for this narrative, having lived through all the milestones of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
    — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of milestones
Noun
  • The trip will introduce him to everything from historical landmarks to traditional craftsmanship.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The more than 800,000 structures are mostly made out of light balsa wood, from Manhattan's towering skyscrapers to the humble single-family homes in Queens and landmarks such as the Statue of Liberty, Yankee Stadium and the Brooklyn Bridge.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of landmarks
Noun
  • The Mannings’ mission climaxes with Rudd and Hathaway coaching them out of the building before Goodell and his security staff catch them.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
  • As the drama with Salt Lake City climaxes, the rest of the Girls Trip women start to wonder if there’s more to the story than Lisa let on.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of climaxes
Noun
  • Talarico is favored by voters in the state’s most populous areas, including Dallas-Fort Worth, where 58% of those surveyed prefer the Democrat, whereas Paxton leads with 60% of support in the state’s rural corners, per the poll.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Sitting in their corners are Cathcarts & Sons and Taylor & Byrne, two of London’s most powerful law firms.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of corners

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“Watersheds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watersheds. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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