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Recent Examples of epochal
Pacino gives one of his greatest performances as desperate crook Sonny Wortzik in Lumet’s epochal New York crime drama, based on the bizarre true story of a 1972 bank robbery staged blocks from the movie’s Brooklyn location.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
And yet, Rich comments how Hubble's epochal discovery was actually relatively recent.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Did that epochal conflict resonate in your home?
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
And in my view, this burgeoning momentum is a prelude to an epochal change that will fully gather speed with the coming of the new year.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
And yet, Rich comments how Hubble's epochal discovery was actually relatively recent.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Did that epochal conflict resonate in your home?
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
And in my view, this burgeoning momentum is a prelude to an epochal change that will fully gather speed with the coming of the new year.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epochal
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Even casual fans are speculating on the significance of Johansson hosting the final episode of this momentous year.—
Andy Hoglund Updated,
EW.com,
18 May 2025
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The annual meeting was held on the same day, with further discussion about Berkshire Hathaway’s operations and the momentous announcement of Buffett’s retirement as CEO at the end of the year.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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But don’t expect this debate to be as earthshaking or as game-changing as the Biden-Trump confrontation June 27 Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
9 Sep. 2024
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This call, the last time the founders would address their company, was an earthshaking moment for a workplace whose leaders inspired so much loyalty that several employees shared matching tattoos with Olguin.—
Reis Thebault,
Washington Post,
19 July 2023
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Yang accompanied Rogers during that fateful interview on ABC's daytime program, where cohost Sunny Hostin brought up that the panelists were on the same flight as the actors while the group traveled out of the Bahamas, from which The View broadcast several of their summer episodes in 2022.—
Joey Nolfi Published,
EW.com,
27 May 2025
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On the day of our visit 31 years ago, the grass and shrubs were soft and lush, the sky was a vivid, cloudless blue, and the waters of the Channel – choppy, cold, and blood-filled on that fateful day in 1944 – were soft, rhythmic, and calming on our day in 1994.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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But North Carolina doesn’t require specific training for its county emergency managers, who are tasked with enormous life-and-death decisions.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
19 May 2025
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We're also quickly swept up in a trio of life-and-death cases, each with their own accompanying baggage.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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As such, supplemental Federal assistance is crucial.—
Neal Earley,
Arkansas Online,
23 May 2025
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Importantly, a dog’s wants and needs do not always align with what their owners expect, and this is a crucial point in regards to animal welfare.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025
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“Epochal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epochal. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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