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having great meaning or lasting effect
the first moon landing was universally regarded as an eventful moment in human history
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Recent Examples of eventful
Bowers led the Raiders with seven catches for 77 yards, breaking Nacua’s record in the process on what became a quite eventful day for the Raiders, who won back-to-back games.
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
Isabella, forged in this crucible of gossip and glamour, went on to live an eventful life of her own.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
The Emmy Award-winning journalist, 55, penned a message commemorating her eventful 2024 while welcoming in the new year.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Southward Migration of Germanic Peoples The researchers examined over 1500 European genomes from people who lived during the first millennium, an eventful period in European history.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2025
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Scott Thompson, Fox News, 29 Dec. 2024
Isabella, forged in this crucible of gossip and glamour, went on to live an eventful life of her own.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
The Emmy Award-winning journalist, 55, penned a message commemorating her eventful 2024 while welcoming in the new year.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Southward Migration of Germanic Peoples The researchers examined over 1500 European genomes from people who lived during the first millennium, an eventful period in European history.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eventful
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Step 5: Let Pre-Compost Rest After fermenting for 2 weeks, food scraps may look the same, but their internal structure will have changed in important ways.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Jan. 2025
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In this paper, the researchers did not calculate how strong those differences are, but an important next step is to explore the observational consequences of this model.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Axios Jan 10, 2025 - Business Read: Meta's memo to employees rolling back DEI programs Meta is ending its major DEI programs across the company, effective immediately, Sara Fischer and Mike Allen scooped.—
Emily Peck,
Axios,
15 Jan. 2025
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As a computer science major, Brown developed an app to bring the idea to life.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Jan. 2025
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And the price tag — not his abilities — has prevented LaVine from being moved despite significant interest from both the Bulls and LaVine over the past year.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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All will get significant work this spring, with Beck recovering from elbow surgery.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2025
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But Noe said the biggest hurdle local farmers face when trying to expand their operations is the pressure from development spreading across the historic agricultural lands in South Miami-Dade.—
Ashley Miznazi,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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Meanwhile, the International Snow Sculpture Championships in Breckenridge, Colorado, are also underway this week, with 12 teams from across the globe creating massive, fleeting works of art in the city’s historic downtown.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Jan. 2025
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The biggest news is that Weebit has licensed its memory technology to onsemi.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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Though unrelated, video of Wilde being served custody papers during a CinemaCon presentation in Las Vegas only made the buzz around this film that much bigger.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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As a baseline, Chris Hayes points to Abraham Lincoln’s debates with Stephen A. Douglas, in the eighteen-fifties: three-hour exchanges of orations about a momentous topic, slavery.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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This race will mark a momentous return for NASCAR Cup events at Bowman Gray Stadium—a venue that hasn't hosted the series since 1971.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Eventful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eventful. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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