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 In the landmark 1961 Broadway production, those roles were portrayed by, respectively, Anne Jackson, Zero Mostel and Eli Wallach. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 The Lumière brothers, makers of the cinematograph device, brought their invention to Budapest's Grand Hotel Royal in 1896 — just months after its Paris debut — and had camera operators film landmarks in the city the same year. — Lucy Handley, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026 The Santa Monica and Los Angeles Conservancies filed a nomination application in August, asking the city to designate the 1959 googie-style diner a landmark. — Gio Insignares, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 Like many other buildings in Kansas City, including many of its landmarks, the new stadium will feature a limestone base. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for landmark

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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
This is a milestone season for Abbott Elementary, which will hit its 100th episode around the fall finale.

— Katie Campione, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of milestone

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The climax of Lukas Moodysson’s A Hole in My Heart (2004), where Geko vomits into Tess’s open mouth?

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Few scenes articulate that difference in social standing better than the ball that takes place at the climax of the film.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

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But funding to pump water from a separate watershed into Rattlesnake Creek was approved in 2025 through spending legislation that Marshall supported.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026
Instead, much of the city's water originates in mountain watersheds, where winter storms build the snowpack that eventually melts into streams, rivers and reservoirs.

— Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of watershed

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