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
How much water ultimately makes it into that system depends on snowmelt and rainfall on the Salt and Verde watersheds, which SRP is trying to track more accurately.
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Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The village’s environment department is repairing treatment plants, restoring watersheds and working on accessing federal aid.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The new partnership between farmers and advocates will let agriculture prosper while protecting one of Indiana's largest watersheds.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino Quintero pledged to restore 250,000 acres of ecosystems, including mangroves and watersheds.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
The farthest east a wolf traveled in the last month or so was in the watersheds around Winter Park and Berthoud Pass.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
The findings could inform how to manage watersheds and whether changes to irrigation or dam releases could help species hang on during hot weather.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Not abstract, delayed or generalized data, but precise, real-time and location-specific insights delivered from the world’s most remote forests, deepest watersheds and most polluted urban corridors.
—Michael De Nil, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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
Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The village’s environment department is repairing treatment plants, restoring watersheds and working on accessing federal aid.
—Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
The new partnership between farmers and advocates will let agriculture prosper while protecting one of Indiana's largest watersheds.
—Karl Schneider, IndyStar, 25 Sep. 2025
Panama’s President José Raúl Mulino Quintero pledged to restore 250,000 acres of ecosystems, including mangroves and watersheds.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
The farthest east a wolf traveled in the last month or so was in the watersheds around Winter Park and Berthoud Pass.
—Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
The findings could inform how to manage watersheds and whether changes to irrigation or dam releases could help species hang on during hot weather.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Not abstract, delayed or generalized data, but precise, real-time and location-specific insights delivered from the world’s most remote forests, deepest watersheds and most polluted urban corridors.
—Michael De Nil, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for watersheds
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Starship will build on this experience, combining Falcon’s reusability with Saturn V’s lifting power, effectively uniting the most important milestones in rocketry into a single system.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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After divorcing their previous partners and publicizing their relationship, the ex-GMA3 co-anchors hit many relationship milestones, including moving in together.—
Erin Clack,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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The best hotels in Montréal capitalize on the city’s charms, with many occupying historic landmarks like 18th-century merchant houses or even the original headquarters of Canada’s famed jeweler Birks.—
Siobhan Reid,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
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The collection centered on new lines referencing local landmarks.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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Joaquin Temes As Argentina's midterm electoral campaign reaches its second and third climaxes, the number of scandalous corruption accusations aimed at the highest echelons of national politics is surging.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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There’s a reason the picture has that title, in other words, and that idea finds a more direct correlation in the finale, which gives us one of the more grotesquely funny climaxes in recent horror.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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In 2025, kids put their cards into clear resin or plastic containers to preserve and protect them from scratches or damaged corners.—
Mark Billingsley,
Sacbee.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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The president's deportation and immigration enforcement agenda, including the deployment of ICE agents into some major cities, has prompted backlash in some corners of the Latino community.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Watersheds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watersheds. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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