watershed
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5.8
- noun
- /ˈwɔːtərʃɛd/
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punto de inflexión
- The South African elections of 1994 marked a potential watershed in immigration policy.
- marks a watershed
- watershed moment
- watershed in history
But it has the feeling that it might be a watershed.
- But it has the feeling that it might be a watershed.
- And is that kind of narrative, which can be done with with these stacks of AI may enhance earnings by just selling more fries, but that's not a watershed event.
- One of those watershed moments was The Satanic Verses.
- But I, I think if you, if you look at a watershed moment, which was the Enlightenment.
- When this first happened, he said this is the watershed moment in a lot of ways.
- You know, And it was just, I mean, I feel like it was a watershed moment.
- But focusing in on that watershed moment masks that much more protracted evolution that both preceded and followed it.
- And it was seen as like this watershed moment where a computer beat the best human chess player on the planet and that was it.
- These are watershed moments for science and technology, forcing factors for ethical debates and opening to potentially game changing biomedical research.
- The automation revolution will not be a single big watershed event that lots of job disappear.
- Again, OG, big fan of flow, big fan of NBA Top shot, completely one of the watershed moments of this era.
- And for me that was like the watershed moment of like, wow, like there's there is no one behind the curtain.
- It it this this was the this is the watershed moment, really this album and it that I can experience that drive that we had.
- And it was like a, like a like a watershed moment, just like all of a sudden, and I just followed the instructions of what this guy had told me.
Examples
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Roe v. Wade was a watershed decision that had served as precedent for almost two decades.
Academic text (1993) -
A noticeable shift in attitude took place in 1995, marking what may be a watershed in the industry.
Academic text (1995) -
When this first happened, he said this is the watershed moment in a lot of ways.
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This is gonna be one of the watershed days in financial market's history.
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The death of her mother certainly was a watershed in her personal life.
Academic text (1995) -
The turn of the century, however, marked a watershed in the history of class relations in Denver.
Academic text (1992) -
The 1991 Gulf War was seen at the time as a watershed in international relations.
Academic text (2001) -
The crisis that settled down on China in spring 1989 marked a watershed in the history of the PLA.
Academic text (1991) -
Her entry to Parliament was described in terms of a watershed or a landmark moment, ushering in a new era in politics.
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The June 1967 Six Day War was a major watershed in the history of the Middle East.
Synonyms
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2.8
A period in a person's life or in history that marks a change
118
4.2
The point when something begins or changes into a new state
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3.7
A moment when an important event changes what happens next
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5.3
A moment when a small event causes a big, lasting change
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4.4
An important event that marks a big change in history or progress
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6.3
An event that causes a very important change in a person's life or history
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4.9
A moment when an important change happens or people make a key decision
A time when an important change happens in a story or process
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Etymology
Watershed is used for an important turning point because it originally names a place that divides water flow, so a 'watershed' moment cuts history or events into a clear 'before' and 'after'.