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Recent Examples of epochal
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.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Lana arrives just in time to tie a bow around the music year, just like her epochal blockbuster SOS did two Decembers ago.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
In the wake of that movie’s epochal success, the suits at Disney became more aggressive about their releases.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2024
Superhero movies eventually conquered Hollywood, but few of them feel as epochal and vital as this one.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Lana arrives just in time to tie a bow around the music year, just like her epochal blockbuster SOS did two Decembers ago.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
In the wake of that movie’s epochal success, the suits at Disney became more aggressive about their releases.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2024
Superhero movies eventually conquered Hollywood, but few of them feel as epochal and vital as this one.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epochal
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Harvey Frommer, a sports historian and reporter, puts the tale of that momentous game together using oral history, gathered from hundreds of interviews with players, coaches, media and spectators alike.—
Sophie Hanson,
StyleCaster,
9 Feb. 2025
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From the start, even during warmups, the 6-foot-7 senior forward realized a perfect emotional and physical backdrop that would end up foreshadowing a momentous performance.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 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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Had Asian demand kept to its historic trend, there would have been no massive glut and probably no earthshaking price collapse.—
Michael Levi,
Foreign Affairs,
16 June 2015
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Steph Curry scored 24 of his 34 points in the fateful third, igniting a 56-13 run into the fourth that turned the game and the United Center upside down.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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Salas and his colleague, EMT Victor Benitez, remember talking about the upcoming Super Bowl with the crew before their fateful departure.—
Sam Gillette,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Such restricted debate on a literally life-and-death issue demonstrates that this isn’t a partisan tactic but rather a troubling shift away from robust public discourse.—
Josue Sierra,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Feb. 2025
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The dialogue is mostly terse; each sentence bears the weight of life-and-death implications.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
5 Feb. 2025
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Institutions like Catalan Films and the Catalonia Film Commission play a crucial role in promoting and internationalizing the region’s film production and help find investments and showcase the region’s service companies, contributing to the industry’s overall growth.—
Jamie Lang,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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Leicester City faces Arsenal in a crucial Premier League clash this Saturday morning at King Power Stadium in Leicester, Leicestershire.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Epochal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epochal. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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