as in milestone
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs
a milepost in the development of a global economy
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Recent Examples of milepost
State Route 177 near milepost 144 was closed because the fire was approaching the highway.
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Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
The crashes were reported about 3:22 p.m. yesterday on Interstate 70, near milepost 28 in Sherman County, the Kansas Highway Patrol said in a statement.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
Officials say a Honda Pilot was traveling southbound in the parkway’s express lanes near milepost 112.8 just before 6 p.m. on Friday.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
Nowhere will that be more important than at quarterback, where the only question now centers on how much Nix can add to his game from here, the milepost that marked the end of a sterling rookie season.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 10 July 2024
The crashes were reported about 3:22 p.m. yesterday on Interstate 70, near milepost 28 in Sherman County, the Kansas Highway Patrol said in a statement.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
Officials say a Honda Pilot was traveling southbound in the parkway’s express lanes near milepost 112.8 just before 6 p.m. on Friday.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2025
Nowhere will that be more important than at quarterback, where the only question now centers on how much Nix can add to his game from here, the milepost that marked the end of a sterling rookie season.
—Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for milepost
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In 2023, the two former enemies cemented a new strategic relationship, a move seen as a milestone in U.S. foreign policy.—
Tung Ngo,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Aside from this major milestone, Ovechkin has reached 40 goals in a season for a 14th time in his career, the most in league history, despite sitting out 16 games at the beginning of this season because of a broken left fibula.—
Eric Jackson,
Sportico.com,
6 Apr. 2025
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Fans believed from Episode One that at least one character would die in a shooting, and, as in Seasons One and Two, each episode slowly (this time, much more slowly) built to the anticipated climax, leaving breadcrumbs both real and sometimes intentionally misleading.—
Jodi Guglielmi,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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In Sunday’s stressful Season 3 finale, all the storylines came to a tragic climax, with Chelsea (Aimee Lou Wood), Rick (Walton Goggins) and Jim Hollinger (Scott Glenn), who was revealed to be Rick’s real father, all dying in a shootout at the resort.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2025
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The Lower Basin states presented a proposal that incorporated reductions for themselves but also called for cuts across the entire watershed — calculating storage capacity not just on the massive Lake Powell and Lake Mead, but also on five smaller reservoirs, including three in the Upper Basin.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
18 Feb. 2025
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But dams throughout the watershed had robbed the fish of valuable habitat, and invasive small-mouth bass preyed on the chub, putting it on the endangered species list.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The group took over the One Wall Street building and restored the Red Room, a Art Deco architectural landmark with an original Hildreth Meière mosaic covering the walls and ceiling.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Apr. 2025
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To mark the launch, an exclusive event was held at Mercedes-Benz of Manhattan, a landmark in the automotive industry for over 70 years.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Milepost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milepost. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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