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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Clark is a two-time All-Star, won Rookie of the Year, and has already achieved several other major milestones in the league.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The full award would be contingent on Tesla hitting certain milestones over the next 10 years.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Each piece is layered with unexpected details – like mixtapes, Dungeons & Dragons dice, and Hawkins landmarks – that aim to transform the collection into covetable items that celebrate individuality and fandom, the footwear company said.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
30 Oct. 2025
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Like any Boise kid, William Goodman grew up knowing landmarks such as the rearing palomino above the Ranch Club in Garden City.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Oct. 2025
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Thus a wonderful section on The Jew of Malta climaxes in an unfortunate vision of the text as a secret message to Lord Strange, a wealthy and important patron of the arts.—
Isaac Butler,
The Atlantic,
3 Nov. 2025
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Audition is a slow burn, spending the better part of two hours setting up audiences for arguably one of the most graphic climaxes in horror history.—
Steven Thrash,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Oct. 2025
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Trends develop from all corners of the world, at micro and macro scales.—
Maya Chawla,
Architectural Digest,
3 Nov. 2025
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The band’s famous tongue and lip motif is subtly placed in the top corners of the right lenses and on the temple tip.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Watersheds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watersheds. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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