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milestone

Definition for milestone

noun as in achievement

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That would truly be a milestone to celebrate—until you see what that record “diversity” actually means.

A multi-faceted approach to ensuring students reach the critical milestone of grade level reading by fourth grade.

The regal technological milestone was passed as the Queen attended the opening of  a new gallery at the Science Museum in London.

In fact, with my most recent birthday, I passed the milestone of having come out of the closet over half my lifetime ago.

The moment he was finally able to loop a knot by himself was a milestone, his first step to becoming a man.

The force of such idealization helped to carry forward the human race to a new milestone on the path of progress.

In 1771 a Roman milestone of the time of Hadrian (76-138) was discovered at a spot two miles from Leicester.

He saw my look and said, "Oops, I mean this milestone in paper technology once it is announced to the world."

And I ask myself again, Is75 this a new phase of life into which I have entered,—a new milestone left behind?

This has been interpreted as the inscription of a certain Notus; but others have regarded it as simply a Roman milestone.

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On this page you'll find 16 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to milestone, such as: anniversary, breakthrough, discovery, event, landmark, and occasion.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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