Thesaurus results for LANDMARK

landmark

noun

ˈland-ˌmärk

Definition of landmark

as in milestone

a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs typically, people feel that turning 21 is a landmark in one's life

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Recent Examples of landmark Early Tuesday morning, Anaheim mayor Ashleigh Aitken started getting a slew of calls and texts — rumors were swirling about a potential landmark day in her hometown. — Sam Blum, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026 Last Wednesday, Meta—the tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram—agreed to pay out roughly $18 billion dollars in a landmark settlement. — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 2 Sep. 2026 Swift received a landmark designation for the seven-bedroom home and oversaw a meticulous restoration of many areas, including the pool. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026 Lenepveu made historical paintings on several Paris landmarks. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for landmark

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But as this milestone and his injury last season reiterate, this is temporary and precarious.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
In addition to these milestones, this will be the ninth overall launch by the Ariane 6 program, which was developed by the European Space Agency and is now operated by Arianespace.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026

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About 4 million acres in California are affected, including watersheds of the American, Rubicon and Yuba rivers.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Take, for example, the watershed that runs down Clear Creek Canyon below Lookout Mountain, Mount Vernon and Rainbow Hill.

— Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026

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