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Recent Examples of epochal
Pacino gives one of his greatest performances as desperate crook Sonny Wortzik in Lumet’s epochal New York crime drama, based on the bizarre true story of a 1972 bank robbery staged blocks from the movie’s Brooklyn location.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
And yet, Rich comments how Hubble's epochal discovery was actually relatively recent.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Did that epochal conflict resonate in your home?
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
And in my view, this burgeoning momentum is a prelude to an epochal change that will fully gather speed with the coming of the new year.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
And yet, Rich comments how Hubble's epochal discovery was actually relatively recent.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Did that epochal conflict resonate in your home?
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
And in my view, this burgeoning momentum is a prelude to an epochal change that will fully gather speed with the coming of the new year.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for epochal
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Other pictures and clips showed the teenager with some of his fellow prom-goers and a large shot of the entire class celebrating the momentous occasion.—
Kayla Grant,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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The foursome chipped into a momentous worst-to-first reversal for the Tar Heels.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
25 May 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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Simon was invited to the fateful lunch but declined the invitation the night before.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
7 June 2025
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Conditions were poor that fateful day when the steam ship was hit by German sailing vessel Theodor Ruger.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
6 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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We're also quickly swept up in a trio of life-and-death cases, each with their own accompanying baggage.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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The timing piece is crucial, but the relationship building is everything.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
3 June 2025
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Assessing a model’s performance has become crucial for businesses to trust and ultimately adopt AI, Ratner said.—
Rashi Shrivastava,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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“Epochal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/epochal. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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