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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for climacterics
  1. milestones
  2. climaxes
  3. watersheds
  4. landmarks
  5. turning points
  6. corners
Noun
  • Bowman took Coppola through the major milestones of her career, including Virgin Suicides, which was born out of her desire to depict authentic teenage relationships.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Several acts on the bill are marking milestones of their own.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of milestones
Noun
  • The Mannings’ mission climaxes with Rudd and Hathaway coaching them out of the building before Goodell and his security staff catch them.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
  • As the drama with Salt Lake City climaxes, the rest of the Girls Trip women start to wonder if there’s more to the story than Lisa let on.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of climaxes
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • This Special puzzle features lyric references, cultural landmarks and even historic events tied to Dylan.
    — Atoosa Moinzadeh, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Set in Pasadena, the series films multiple Pasadena landmarks.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of landmarks
Noun
  • Both Miguel and Sofia are at turning points, and the current distractions, maybe temptations, are not helping.
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Both of the relationship crises reach what seem like turning points.
    — Keith Phipps, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of turning points
Noun
  • Other key years included 1993, when the group entered China with corners for the Estée Lauder and Clinique brands at the Isetan department store in Shanghai.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The way a book has been handled, underlined, and annotated, as well as the creases in the corners of pages, are reminders of this dispute and of the reader’s assertion of ownership that will remain forever on their bookshelves.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of corners
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“Climacterics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/climacterics. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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