Climacteric and Milestone

Climacteric

Climacteric noun - A point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs.
Usage example: historians attempting to pinpoint the Roman Empire's climacteric, that precise moment when it began its long downhill slide
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Synonyms for Climacteric

Milestone and climacteric are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Milestone" instead a noun "Climacteric".

Milestone

Milestone noun - A point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs.
Usage example: the new drug was regarded as a milestone in the treatment of heart disease
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Synonyms for Milestone

Climacteric and milestone are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Climacteric" instead a noun "Milestone".
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