watermark

[waw-ter-mahrk, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌmɑrk, ˈwɒt ər- /

NOUN

high-water mark

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apex apogee upper limit

WEAK

acme ceiling floodmark peak tidemark

Example Sentences

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This event will be a datemark in our patriotic annals and in the progress of the nation.

From The Story of The American Legion by Wheat, George Seay

Just a week after these events, that is, the Wednesday after my great sermon, which is now a respectable landmark, or datemark, at Kilronan, I got the first letter from Bittra.

From My New Curate by Sheehan, Patrick Augustine

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