That day was an important milestone in our project.
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Milestone
/ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn/
Synonyms for "milestone" (198 found)
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Closest matches (40)
Noun(21 words)
landmarkmilepostaccomplishmentsachievementsanniversariesanniversaryassessment milestonebe completedbenchmarkbreak throughbreakthroughbreakthroughscataclysmcheckpointcosmic eventcultural milestonedate eventsdecision gatedeedsdefining
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design term
Adjective(6 words)
boffocompleted phasecritical turning pointcultural practice indicatorscultural triumphdefining moment
Preposition(1 words)
by friday
Strong matches (59)
Noun(28 words)
development milestonesdistance markerend of chapterepoch defining momentfeatfochfurther alonggategoal line marksgraduationgroundbreakgrowth stageheritage achievementhistoric turning pointhistoric watershed momenthistorical achievementidesimprovement levelincrementsinnovation
Adjective(13 words)
dutch momentepoch-making changeepoch-making eventepoch-making eventsglobal development targetsgreat achievementhistoric developmenthistoric momenthistoric political changehistorical eventhistorical milestonehistorical occurrencelandmark event
Verb(1 words)
land a scholarship
Related words (99)
main pointmain thingmarkmarkermaterial pointmeatmenhirmilepostmonumentname of the gamenuboccasionpharospithpivotplatformpointreal issuesalient pointseamark
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Noun(51 words)
majormajor cultural shiftmanagement goalmark the momentmaterial phasemilepostsmirror progressmirrors progressmore turning-pointmore watershedmost groundbreakingone-base hitpersistent effortphysics eventpivotalpivotsportugal historyprogress indicatorprogress markersprogress state
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progress unitpsychological developmentrevolutionarily changedrevolutionizingsaratoga battleshort term goalsignificantsignpostsocial development milestonessocial progress markersolsticestandardsteppingstonestrategic objectivetarget dateteacher confirmationteam goaltechnology adoption turning pointtercentenarytidemarktimeline markerturning pointturning pointsturning-pointturning-point eventwatershedwatershed eventwatershed momentwatershed regionwatershedswin
Adjective(12 words)
major political changemajor turning pointmajor turning pointspivotal changeremarkable eventscientific achievementscientific turning pointshort term aimsignificant breakthroughsingle momentsocial welfare targetsturning point in science
Verb(2 words)
make a markunearth the truth
Adverb(2 words)
most cultural milestonemost glorious revolutions
Determiner(3 words)
most turning-pointmost watershedno turning point
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13 entriesachievementbenchmarkcheckpointcriterioneventjuncturemarkmarkermarkingoccasionplanning termprogress markertimeline marker
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15 entriesacademic milestonebreakthroughcareer milestonedeliverable datedesign reviewdistance markerlandmarkmilepostmilestone assessmentmilestone birthdaymilestone metricmilestone projectmilestone testpersonal milestonephase completion
Collocations
7 entriesmilestone achievementmilestone birthdaymilestone eventmilestone in historymilestone markermilestone projectmilestone year
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
When I left Queen's my future seemed to stretch out before me like a straight road. I thought I could see along it for many a milestone. Now there is a bend in it. I don't know what lies around the bend, but I'm going to believe that the best does.
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It's an important milestone for her.
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For many African-American movie fans, the film “Black Panther,” released this year, was a milestone.
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