watersheds

noun

plural of watershed
as in milestones
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs a watershed moment in her life came when she inherited a reasonable sum of money and was able to start her own coffee shop

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Recent Examples of watersheds 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, 29 Aug. 2026 Five watersheds remain in the drought warning response phase, meaning conservation measures must be in place. — Ubah Ali, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 Wildfires also affect the watersheds that sustain humans and wildlife across the country. — Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2026 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 But warmer-than-normal temperatures during the winter prevented snow from accumulating, which led to a lack of snowmelt flowing into watersheds once spring came. — Matthew Glasser, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026 Just two hours from Boston, the small town of Meredith, New Hampshire, sits at the intersection of Lake Winnipesaukee, Lake Waukewan, and their surrounding watersheds. — Annie Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026 While 25 million people rely on watersheds influenced by IRAs, dependency varies by state. — Simmone Shah, Time, 15 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for watersheds
  1. milestones
  2. landmarks
  3. climaxes
  4. corners
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
Definition of corners

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