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milestone
noun as in achievement
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anniversary, breakthrough, discovery, event, landmark, occasion, turning point
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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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