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watershed

[waw-ter-shed, wot-er-] / ˈwɔ tərˌʃɛd, ˈwɒt ər- /


NOUN
drainage basin
Synonyms
NOUN
landmark
Synonyms


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At a time of societal fracture and backsliding, “Liberation” offered audiences the opportunity to commune collectively with a watershed movement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

If industrial projects threaten the watershed, he argued, the county could use this tool to intervene.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

“This transaction is a watershed moment as we now do expect more hyperscalers to evaluate issuing equity to fund their growing capex needs,” says analyst Divyaunsh Divatia of Janus Henderson.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

It is a club which has been starved of success and silverware for decades but European Cup winner Nigel Spink believes victory in Istanbul would be a watershed moment.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Women, I know, sometimes have themselves shorn at those watershed moments of their lives, like discarding the memory of a man.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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