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View synonyms for milestone

milestone

[ mahyl-stohn ]

noun

  1. a stone functioning as a milepost.
  2. a significant event or stage in the life, progress, development, or the like of a person, nation, etc.:

    Her getting the job of supervisor was a milestone in her career.



milestone

/ ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn /

noun

  1. a stone pillar that shows the distance in miles to or from a place
  2. a significant event in life, history, etc


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Word History and Origins

Origin of milestone1

First recorded in 1740–50; mile + stone

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Example Sentences

That would truly be a milestone to celebrate—until you see what that record “diversity” actually means.

A multi-faceted approach to ensuring students reach the critical milestone of grade level reading by fourth grade.

The regal technological milestone was passed as the Queen attended the opening of  a new gallery at the Science Museum in London.

In fact, with my most recent birthday, I passed the milestone of having come out of the closet over half my lifetime ago.

The moment he was finally able to loop a knot by himself was a milestone, his first step to becoming a man.

The force of such idealization helped to carry forward the human race to a new milestone on the path of progress.

In 1771 a Roman milestone of the time of Hadrian (76-138) was discovered at a spot two miles from Leicester.

He saw my look and said, "Oops, I mean this milestone in paper technology once it is announced to the world."

And I ask myself again, Is75 this a new phase of life into which I have entered,—a new milestone left behind?

This has been interpreted as the inscription of a certain Notus; but others have regarded it as simply a Roman milestone.

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