as in important
having great meaning or lasting effect
the first moon landing was universally regarded as an eventful moment in human history
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Recent Examples of eventful
In 2019, after John led OCC to a school-record 39 wins and his fourth California community college state title, Tony wrote a book chronicling the eventful final 26 hours of the program’s championship run.
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Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The show is a remake of the 1981 film of the same name, in which three longtime friends and their partners are reunited over the course of four eventful couples’ trips.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
It’s been an eventful start to the season for the lifelong Mets fan, who was converted to a reliever less than a year ago and had last pitched in the big leagues in 2022.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
The 2024-25 school year has been an eventful one for Bowie athletics.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
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Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The show is a remake of the 1981 film of the same name, in which three longtime friends and their partners are reunited over the course of four eventful couples’ trips.
—Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
It’s been an eventful start to the season for the lifelong Mets fan, who was converted to a reliever less than a year ago and had last pitched in the big leagues in 2022.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 26 Apr. 2025
The 2024-25 school year has been an eventful one for Bowie athletics.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eventful
Adjective
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An important first step is choosing plants that prefer the growing conditions present in your garden, like shade versus sun, for starters.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
31 May 2025
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The intelligence teams gather during interviews preceding testing is just as important, if not more so.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Catch Up On The Story Chelsea can become the first club to win all four major UEFA trophies – but who else could complete the set?—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Tuesday is the last day the House can hear most major Senate bills, a critical deadline for legislation.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 May 2025
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The storms have brought significant thunder and lightning but generally have been accompanied by light rainfall, a tenth of an inch or less.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2025
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Uzbekistan is making significant progress toward World Trade Organization accession (a game changer for its international trade aspirations), and its digital economy, underpinned by compelling tax and regulatory incentives, is achieving exponential growth.—
Djasur Djumaev,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Adjective
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Set once again at the historic Fillmore Miami Beach, ticket and lineup information for Billboard Latin Music Week 2025 will be announced in the coming weeks.—
Griselda Flores,
Billboard,
24 May 2025
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Starmer met Trump in the Oval Office earlier this year armed with an invitation from Charles to a historic second state visit, all part of efforts to pave the way for Britain to get a U.S. trade deal, which eventually was forthcoming.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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But as his career picked up steam, some of his biggest new fans turned out to be country superstars like Morgan Wallen, Jelly Roll (who just brought BigX out during his 2025 Stagecoach set), Post Malone and Luke Combs.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
30 May 2025
Adjective
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Other pictures and clips showed the teenager with some of his fellow prom-goers and a large shot of the entire class celebrating the momentous occasion.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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The foursome chipped into a momentous worst-to-first reversal for the Tar Heels.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
25 May 2025
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“Eventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eventful. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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