Thesaurus results for CLIMACTERICS

climacterics

noun

plural of climacteric

as in milestones

a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs historians attempting to pinpoint the Roman Empire's climacteric, that precise moment when it began its long downhill slide

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Other manufacturers have reported hourly production targets, weekly output figures, and cumulative production milestones.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
The move marks one of the biggest milestones yet in MDOT's Restore the Reuther project.

— Hannah McIlree, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of milestones

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The pop star’s fourth album explores the cracks between the hits, the climaxes, and the comedowns.

— Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
So take the chance to watch this fearlessly brutal movie, featuring a great performance from its leading lady and one of the bloodiest climaxes in horror history.

— Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of climaxes

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This would give local managers greater flexibility to address wildfire risk, forest health, watersheds, timber production and local economic conditions.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026
About 4 million acres in California are affected, including watersheds of the American, Rubicon and Yuba rivers.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of watersheds

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A couple of Frisco landmarks appear in the teaser like the city’s water tower and the Sandman Signature Plano-Frisco Hotel.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Oct. 2026
Because of that law, those landmarks — today, more than 100,000 of them — are listed on the official National Register of Historic Places.

— Rachel Treisman, NPR, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of landmarks

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There was very little original local production, and people were finding their favourite TV shows through obscure corners of the web.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
There’s a magic to young adults aged 18 to 22 coming together from different corners of the world, bringing their diverse tastes to a campus.

— Elise Brisco, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2026

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