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Recent Examples of epochal
The newfound state of Hollywood as a willing participant in its own strict regulations was a great irony as well, one of epochal proportions.
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Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Serra’s epochal sculpture incomparably performed the necessary condition of the anti-monument: The work’s location literally prohibited any form of communicative action.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Such a decision would express a deplorably poor imagination of the role of political leadership at an epochal turn for our communities and our planet.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
For a country so historically averse to government debt, the speed and scope of these decisions demonstrate how deeply German officials believe that the change in Europe’s relationship with the United States is epochal.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
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Literary Hub, 24 June 2025
Serra’s epochal sculpture incomparably performed the necessary condition of the anti-monument: The work’s location literally prohibited any form of communicative action.
—Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Such a decision would express a deplorably poor imagination of the role of political leadership at an epochal turn for our communities and our planet.
—Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025
For a country so historically averse to government debt, the speed and scope of these decisions demonstrate how deeply German officials believe that the change in Europe’s relationship with the United States is epochal.
—Arancha González Laya, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epochal
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The momentous changes accomplished by Haussmannization were equaled, especially in the latter years of the century, by a dedication to the pleasures of bourgeois life in Paris.—
Jennifer Dasal
July 16,
Literary Hub,
16 July 2025
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This transformation represented a momentous development in world politics: At least some portion of the legitimacy of a state’s control was now realized through its relationships and capacity to keep the peace, rather than resting solely on its ability to use force.—
Andrew Latham,
The Conversation,
16 July 2025
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But don’t expect this debate to be as earthshaking or as game-changing as the Biden-Trump confrontation June 27 Sign-up for Your Vote: Text with the USA TODAY elections team.—
Michael Collins,
USA TODAY,
9 Sep. 2024
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This call, the last time the founders would address their company, was an earthshaking moment for a workplace whose leaders inspired so much loyalty that several employees shared matching tattoos with Olguin.—
Reis Thebault,
Washington Post,
19 July 2023
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The conference will take place near the campus location where Fermi oversaw the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction in the run-up to that fateful July 16 bomb test.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Digital clues and behavioral red flags Following the fateful July 13, 2024, attack – which claimed the life of 50-year-old firefighter Corey Comperatore and injured Trump and rally attendees David Dutch and James Copenhaver – Crooks’ past was thoroughly vetted by federal investigators.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
11 July 2025
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The story may have depended on the horror of juxtaposing kids’ games with life-and-death consequences to convey how being in debt can be a living hell.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
27 June 2025
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But North Carolina doesn’t require specific training for its county emergency managers, who are tasked with enormous life-and-death decisions.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
19 May 2025
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Therefore, long-term planning can play a crucial role in unlocking the financial flexibility that helps to allow retirees to sleep well at night, free from the fear of depleting their nest egg.—
Wes Moss,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Attorneys make a crucial difference for a child or a teen.—
Nicol León,
AZCentral.com,
22 July 2025
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“Epochal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epochal. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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