milestone

noun

ˈmī(-ə)l-ˌstōn How to pronounce milestone (audio)
Definition of milestonenext
as in climax
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs the new drug was regarded as a milestone in the treatment of heart disease

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Recent Examples of milestone Participating American citizens were paid up to $30,000, generally in installments tied to milestones in the green card application process. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026 But some milestones have given them faith that the mainstream world is opening up to putting Latino acts at the top of the bill; including the fact that Colombian singer Karol G was the first Latina Coachella headliner this year. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2026 The organization is celebrating its own milestone this October — its 25th anniversary as a nonprofit. — Melanie Marshall, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2026 The extended family also returns for milestone celebrations, including the twins’ recent centennial birthday party. — Susan Young, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for milestone
Recent Examples of Synonyms for milestone
  1. climax
  2. landmark
  3. watershed
  4. corner
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  • Building to a poignant climax, writer-director Noah Segan’s elegant love letter to both New York and to bygone cinematic eras recalls both the 1970s, with its grungy urban antiheroes, and the 1990s, in its American indie ethos.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The film’s climax comes after Jean Grey is captured and detained by the Department of Damage Control (DODC), the same agency that kidnapped her sister, Sara (Olivia Booth-Ford).
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of climax
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  • Views are also good at what has become something of a local landmark, particularly to drivers on the nearby M61 motorway who can’t fail to notice the sweeping roof and angled floodlight poles when lit up at night.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Cárdenas previously had gifted prints to the Blanton in 2019 that had been produced at a landmark printmaking workshop in Los Angeles.
    — Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of landmark
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  • 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
  • Ocean Friendly Gardens restores healthy watersheds by using native plants to filter pollutants and soak up extra water and by upgrading landscapes to maintain rainwater runoff and direct water back into the ground instead of storm drains.
    — Alexiah Syrai Olsen, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of watershed
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  • No matter, seconds later Scott's corner threw multiple towels in the ring to stop the fight.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Beanie Bishop, one of the team’s newest corners, had two interceptions and a pass breakup.
    — Kevin Fishbain, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of corner

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