milestone

noun

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mile·stone | \ ˈmī(-ə)l-ˌstōn

Essential Meaning of milestone

1 : a stone by the side of a road that shows the distance in miles to a specified place

2 : an important point in the progress or development of something : a very important event or advance

Full Definition of milestone

1 : a stone serving as a milepost (see milepost sense 1)

2 : a significant point in development Graduating from college was an important milestone in her life.

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Examples of milestone in a Sentence

the new drug was regarded as a milestone in the treatment of heart disease

Recent Examples on the Web LaDainian Tomlinson becomes the 23rd player in NFL history rush for 10,000 yards, reaching the milestone on a 36-yard run in the Chargers’ 32-14 win over Baltimore. — Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2021 Purina is adding a second dog show to celebrate the 20-year milestone, new this year will be the National Dog Show Jr. which will be streaming on Peacock at 2 p.m. — Travel + Leisure, 25 Nov. 2021 The guard entered the game just one point away from the milestone. — Mark Didtler, ajc, 25 Nov. 2021 Stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Tom Felton and more of the Hogwarts gang will travel back to the magical school with filmmaker Chris Columbus for an HBO Max special to celebrate the magical milestone. — Staff And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2021 The mayor announced the milestone Tuesday morning near Young’s Mart convenience store in the Stockton neighborhood. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2021 Swift thanked the fans for the milestone on Monday. — Lauren Huff, EW.com, 22 Nov. 2021 Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl is coming back for its 18th year in February 2022, and the event is celebrating the milestone in a unique way. — Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 22 Nov. 2021 Mixon needed just five rushing yards to reach the milestone, doing so in just 60 career games over five seasons in Cincinnati. — Dave Clark, The Enquirer, 21 Nov. 2021

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