Thesaurus results for MILESTONES

milestones

noun

plural of milestone

as in climaxes

a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs the new drug was regarded as a milestone in the treatment of heart disease

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Recent Examples of milestones 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 The potential for both Donalds and Nixon to reach historic milestones could lead some Black voters to split their ticket on Election Day. — Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026 The defence contractor also refrained from sharing the upcoming milestones for the testing program. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 In high-intensity fields such as healthcare, legal, operations and entrepreneurship, working through illness, missing personal milestones and remaining constantly available can become unspoken measures of commitment. — Nike Ajao, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Either way, many of the milestones of the past 50 years of horror filmmaking originated with a similar band of amateurs operating outside the studios, learning on the job. — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026 A'ja Wilson's technical foul in Game 2 was the talk of the town, largely overshadowing Caitlin Clark's historic postseason milestones. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 When clients or surrogates travel to California for important medical milestones, Tang and Sonnenberg are often there themselves—arranging schedules, accompanying appointments, and ensuring that days defined by medicine retain a sense of humanity. — Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 29 Sep. 2026

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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

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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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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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Skiers can access Crystal Mountain, the largest ski resort in the state, from the west—the closure is between mileposts 57 and 74—but the pass itself is closed due to avalanche risks and heavy snowfall.

— Zoe Baillargeon, Travel + Leisure, 10 Aug. 2026
The Arizona Department of Transportation announced that State Route 89A that runs between Sedona and Kachina Village is now open in both directions, after weeks of closures between mileposts 375 and 397 due to the flames.

— Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 13 July 2026

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