1
: of or relating to an epoch
2
: uniquely or highly significant : momentous
during his three epochal years in the assembly—
C. G. Bowers
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epochally
adverb
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In a striking parallel to the 1990s, epochal thinking about the potentialities of a high technology society has once again upended politics.
—Jacob Bruggeman & Casey Eilbert / Made By History, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Merz, with his right-wing instincts and establishment roots, will be guiding his country, maybe even the continent, through a period of epochal change.
—Joseph De Weck, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
But one thing was clear: An epochal breach appears to be opening in the Western alliance.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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Jacob Bruggeman & Casey Eilbert / Made By History, TIME, 3 Mar. 2025
Merz, with his right-wing instincts and establishment roots, will be guiding his country, maybe even the continent, through a period of epochal change.
—Joseph De Weck, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
But one thing was clear: An epochal breach appears to be opening in the Western alliance.
—David E. Sanger, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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.
—Anna Wiener, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Epochal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/epochal. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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