Thesaurus results for WATERSHEDS

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 Each year, Heal the Bay collects trash from beaches and watersheds across Los Angeles County with the help of thousands of volunteers. —

Cbs La Staff, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026 Without rain in the forecast for the next seven days, the extreme drought that has gripped the Interstate 35 corridor, including the Austin metro area, parts of the Texas Hill Country and much of the region's watersheds is likely to not only persist but also intensify. —

Roberto Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 21 Mar. 2026 Mallard Creek is one of the largest watersheds in the county. —

Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026 While local watersheds may still recover after wet years, the Colorado River has less room to rebound. —

Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 2 Mar. 2026 Two wolves roamed separately into the southern end of Colorado’s Front Range mountains in February, passing through watersheds west of Pueblo and Colorado Springs, a map released Wednesday by Colorado Parks and Wildlife shows. —

Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2026 River rafting and tubing can be more adventurous with fuller watersheds during these months, but the scenery blooms bright green and is more stunning than ever. —

Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2026 The problem is that gauges are unevenly distributed across the planet, and some of the places where better monitoring matters most — remote regions, fast-changing watersheds, politically complex borders — are often the hardest to measure consistently. —

Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 29 Jan. 2026 Under his leadership, the paper led a long and ultimately successful fight to end the rapacious practice of hydraulic mining that literally destroyed mountains and ruined Central Valley watersheds. —

Seán McMahon, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026

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Noun

For someone accustomed to evaluating timelines and milestones, these rapid-harvest vegetables provide early wins that build confidence and momentum.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Mar. 2026
Rather than linger on his milestones as a clothier, Tornatore focuses on the belief system behind the brand, framing his subject as a persuasive advocate for humanistic capitalism.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2026