1
: of or relating to an epoch
2
: uniquely or highly significant : momentous
during his three epochal years in the assembly—
C. G. Bowers
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epochally
adverb
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What’s arguably even more remarkable is that unless something changes very soon, the humans making that epochal discovery might not be NASA and the American space scientists who power it.
—Adam Frank, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
Like pretty much anyone who caught the epic Jannik Sinner-Carlos Alcaraz final at Roland Garros earlier this month, McEnroe seems to believe that tennis has found a rivalry to succeed the epochal tripartite struggle between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
These going-through-the-motions trade talks are more likely than epochal realignments of frameworks governing exports and imports.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The post-Trump world will present both an opportunity and an epochal challenge: the need to build a new American strategy that goes beyond merely reacting to Trump and also avoids reverting to decades of postwar policy thinking.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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Adam Frank, The Atlantic, 4 July 2025
Like pretty much anyone who caught the epic Jannik Sinner-Carlos Alcaraz final at Roland Garros earlier this month, McEnroe seems to believe that tennis has found a rivalry to succeed the epochal tripartite struggle between Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 June 2025
These going-through-the-motions trade talks are more likely than epochal realignments of frameworks governing exports and imports.
—William Pesek, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
The post-Trump world will present both an opportunity and an epochal challenge: the need to build a new American strategy that goes beyond merely reacting to Trump and also avoids reverting to decades of postwar policy thinking.
—Rebecca Lissner, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
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“Epochal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epochal. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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