milestone
Americannoun
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a stone functioning as a milepost.
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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.
noun
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a stone pillar that shows the distance in miles to or from a place
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a significant event in life, history, etc
Etymology
Origin of milestone
Example Sentences
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In the era of high-risk high-reward batting, where contributions were not measured in milestones, Samson became the folk hero who strove only for high impact and was rewarded with consistency by the cricketing gods.
From BBC
Chester, now aged three, was diagnosed with severe global developmental delay, which meant he was not reaching the expected developmental milestones for his age, including walking.
From BBC
Cantor analyst Troy Jensen noted Wednesday that management at all four companies “remained extremely positive with respect to the industry and conviction regarding the future developments and technical milestones.”
From Barron's
In a LinkedIn post about the case, he wrote that the decision “represents a philosophical milestone — one that exposes how deeply our intellectual property system struggles to confront autonomous machine creativity.”
From Los Angeles Times
The only player to reach that milestone younger?
From Barron's
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