epochal

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Recent Examples of epochal In his essay, Adam Roberts makes the case for this epochal view by citing the durability of the conflict between the two great powers over more than four decades. Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 1 Mar. 2010 And in my view, this burgeoning momentum is a prelude to an epochal change that will fully gather speed with the coming of the new year. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 Lana arrives just in time to tie a bow around the music year, just like her epochal blockbuster SOS did two Decembers ago. Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024 In the wake of that movie’s epochal success, the suits at Disney became more aggressive about their releases. Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for epochal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for epochal
Adjective
  • Now, more than ever, facts matter, and ProPublica is going to continue to track how and when patently false statements are injected into momentous conversations about this country’s future.
    Stephen Engelberg, ProPublica, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The second day of February quietly marked the second anniversary of a momentous announcement on Chelsea’s digital channels, released under the deceptively bland headline ‘Chelsea confirms sporting department’.
    Liam Twomey, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • But don’t expect this debate to be as earthshaking or as game-changing as the Biden-Trump confrontation June 27 Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team.
    Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Had Asian demand kept to its historic trend, there would have been no massive glut and probably no earthshaking price collapse.
    Michael Levi, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
Adjective
  • In the original film, an American student named Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and a French student named Céline (Julie Delpy) meet on a train and spend one fateful night wandering around the streets of Vienna until his flight home the next morning.
    Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The truth behind what happened that fateful day remained a mystery for decades.
    Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • These circumstances forced people to make life-and-death decisions: to serve the Germans or join the partisans.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Such restricted debate on a literally life-and-death issue demonstrates that this isn’t a partisan tactic but rather a troubling shift away from robust public discourse.
    Josue Sierra, Baltimore Sun, 12 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Gold, which is universally recognized and not tied to credit or another counterparty, is a crucial reserve.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
  • For animals like dogs, cats, and monkeys, ear movement helps track sounds, which is crucial for detecting predators or prey.
    Clarissa Brincat, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2025

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“Epochal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epochal. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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