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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for watersheds
  1. milestones
  2. landmarks
  3. climaxes
  4. corners
Noun
  • Before approaching investors, management should understand exactly how much capital the business needs, what it will be used for, when it will be needed and what milestones that capital is expected to produce.
    — Loran Armstrong, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • These trials will generate data needed to advance the program toward live-fire milestones.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of milestones
Noun
  • This Special puzzle features lyric references, cultural landmarks and even historic events tied to Dylan.
    — Atoosa Moinzadeh, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Set in Pasadena, the series films multiple Pasadena landmarks.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 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
  • Four of these angles implicitly frame the corners of a square, while a fifth seems to indicate a wider area around it.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Then came an outpouring of recollections, anecdotes and tributes, from all corners of the internet.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of corners

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“Watersheds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watersheds. Accessed 6 Oct. 2026.

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