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milestone

[ mahyl-stohn ]

noun

  1. a stone functioning as a milepost.
  2. 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.



milestone

/ ˈɪˌəʊ /

noun

  1. a stone pillar that shows the distance in miles to or from a place
  2. a significant event in life, history, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of milestone1

First recorded in 1740–50; mile + stone
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He celebrated the unexpected milestone on Tuesday with even more words.

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Hoppus says that since the band reunited three years ago, “there’s no signs of stopping, so that’s awesome. And this book isn’t like my farewell. It’s just a milestone marker.”

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Seven years after her debut single, those milestones felt like a validation.

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Congratulations—”Mona Lisa” is in the Billboard Hot 100 as of this week and it’s your seventh song as a solo artist to reach that milestone.

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Unified schools burned in the Palisades fire has hit an important milestone ahead of schedule — all debris has been cleared from the properties, Supt.

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