milestone
noun
a stone functioning as a milepost.
milestones
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pluralof milestone.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But she warned that school readiness could become a source of anxiety for families and said it was important to recognise that children reached milestones at different speeds.
From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026
"We had several milestones we had to pass, and at each point, this project could have failed."
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
Musk must sell more vehicles as part of a $1 trillion pay package approved by Tesla shareholders in November, which requires him to hit a series of financial and operational milestones over the next decade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Other research groups have recently reached similar milestones using different forms of quantum hardware.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
Finally, he turned his attention to Weaver’s irksome list of missed milestones.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
