as in milestone
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 watershed
Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
Ukraine’s fight represents a watershed in modern warfare.
—Jon Finer, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2025
Video The water travels from those watersheds, pulled primarily by gravity, to a pair of giant underground tunnels, the younger of which is 89 years old.
—Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 1 May 2025
For millennia, these fish darted in droves through the delta’s murky water and effectively supported the watershed’s entire food web.
—Moira Donovan, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2025
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Adjective
Some of those people, joined by younger tribal members, later initiated the long process of restoring their lifeblood, the Klamath River and its watershed.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2025
Ukraine’s fight represents a watershed in modern warfare.
—Jon Finer, Foreign Affairs, 7 July 2025
Video The water travels from those watersheds, pulled primarily by gravity, to a pair of giant underground tunnels, the younger of which is 89 years old.
—Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 1 May 2025
For millennia, these fish darted in droves through the delta’s murky water and effectively supported the watershed’s entire food web.
—Moira Donovan, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for watershed
Noun
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From juggling client showings to closing deals, agents are constantly pulled in multiple directions — often at the cost of personal milestones, family time, or even their own health.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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This update comes following a number of other milestones and operational changes that affect veterans' access to housing and benefits.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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In the years ahead, Starship is set to serve a pivotal role in future U.S. spaceflight.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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But the basketball legend played a pivotal role in getting Memorial Stadium built In 1920, Allen’s football team, which hadn’t been doing so well, played the vaunted Nebraska Cornhuskers to a tie.—
Randy Mason
August 22,
Kansas City Star,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The meal was episodic, patterned, refusing the very concept of climax in its devotion to the moment.—
Lauren Groff,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
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Cincinnati Open finals open up the race to be world No. 1 on both tours The climax of the Cincinnati Open is set to shape, if not define, the race for world No. 1 on both the men’s and women’s tours.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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Completed in 1912, the Kiruna Church is considered one of Sweden's most important architectural landmarks and was previously voted the country's most beautiful building.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 Aug. 2025
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Stray Kids’ Good KARMA Earns 3 Million Sales in a Week Stray Kids’ newest album, KARMA, is closing its first week of release setting some major landmarks.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But China in 2025 is suffering the consequences of a Xi era that’s talked a great game of epochal change but achieved little.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Jessica Winter, staff writer covering family: Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic is not epochal, Dobbs-level bad in terms of its impact on reproductive rights.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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With Memphis favored, the Tigers' depth and speed should be decisive, but Chattanooga brings enough toughness to make this an intriguing early-season test under the lights in Memphis.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Aug. 2025
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This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee will take a decisive vote.—
Christina Pascucci,
Oc Register,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Every track on the album pushes past the three-minute mark and builds up to a momentous bridge.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
22 Aug. 2025
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Newly restored, Bullet in the Head is one of 21 Hong Kong classics that are in the midst of a momentous Stateside rerelease from Shout!—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Instead, the person must show race was the crucial and deciding factor.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
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The bullpen gave up the lead on the first pitch, and then three more in the deciding 10th inning.—
Sam McDowell,
Kansas City Star,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Watershed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/watershed. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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