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Recent Examples of epochal
The cultural, social, political, and technological shifts in this century could be epochal: manufacturing may or may not return to the United States; A.I. may or may not facilitate job loss on a vast scale—or, as some insist, an idyllic state of abundance.
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Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
And yet, Rich comments how Hubble's epochal discovery was actually relatively recent.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
And after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt raised 12 million troops to respond to Japanese aggression and wage an epochal war against Nazi Germany.
—Joseph F. Dunford, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2023
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
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Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
And yet, Rich comments how Hubble's epochal discovery was actually relatively recent.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
And after the attack on Pearl Harbor, President Franklin Roosevelt raised 12 million troops to respond to Japanese aggression and wage an epochal war against Nazi Germany.
—Joseph F. Dunford, Foreign Affairs, 5 Jan. 2023
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epochal
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In that spirit, Alexander Isak’s 100th appearance for Newcastle United — featuring a cup final-winning goal no less — was a momentous milestone.—
Conor O'Neill,
New York Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Revived by the brand with the aid of master watchmaker Kari Voutilainen, it’s been recreated for the momentous occasion of the brand’s 16th decade of continuous operation.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
1 Apr. 2025
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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
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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
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Of course Andress sees the irony in the title now, given the impression so many people were left with after that fateful day last July.—
Nancy Kruh,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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His fateful, fourth-down drop late in the AFC Championship Game will symbolize the Bills’ latest failure to beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs and reach the Super Bowl.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Three days later, in a second life-and-death crisis, the pope suffered a pair of acute bronchiospasms episodes.—
COLLEEN BARRY,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2025
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Relying on massive solar power systems for this life-and-death project could doom the entire endeavor, Zubrin tells me.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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According to sleep experts at Bed Kingdom, a comfortable sleep environment is crucial for quality sleep.—
Ali Pantony,
Glamour,
4 Apr. 2025
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Losing access to tools is not as crucial as losing access to the screws because many tools last a long time.—
Jay L. Zagorsky,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Epochal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epochal. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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