defining moment
noun
: the time that shows very clearly what something is really about
That was the campaign's defining moment.
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The defining moment of the Dodgers’ season went by almost completely unnoticed.
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
For the Reebok Pump, that’s 35 years of cool and a history that includes tennis as a defining moment.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
That leadership also led to a defining moment for the Loyal in 2020 when the team walked off the field and forfeited two games after a racist and homophobic slurs were thrown at players.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
The bottom line: This will be a defining moment for the presidential election, especially when just days ago the conversation focused almost entirely on Democratic concerns that President Biden didn't have the stamina to win.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 15 July 2024
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
For the Reebok Pump, that’s 35 years of cool and a history that includes tennis as a defining moment.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
That leadership also led to a defining moment for the Loyal in 2020 when the team walked off the field and forfeited two games after a racist and homophobic slurs were thrown at players.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
The bottom line: This will be a defining moment for the presidential election, especially when just days ago the conversation focused almost entirely on Democratic concerns that President Biden didn't have the stamina to win.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 15 July 2024
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“Defining moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defining%20moment. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.
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