Synonyms for milestone
ˈmaɪlˌstoʊnmile·stone

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1. milestonenoun

   Synonyms:
   landmark

2. milestonenoun

   A stone milepost (or by extension in other materials), one of a series of numbered markers placed along a road at regular intervals, typically at the side of the road or in a median.

   Synonyms:
   landmark

3. milestonenoun

   An important event in a person's life or career, in the history of a nation, in the life of some project etc.

   Synonyms:
   landmark

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1. milestone, milepostnoun

   stone post at side of a road to show distances

   Synonyms:
   milepost

2. milestonenoun

   a significant event in your life (or in a project)

   Synonyms:
   milepost

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1. • Juncture
   • Marker

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1. List of paraphrases for "milestone":

   landmark, step, milestones, cornerstone, milepost, watershed, stage, benchmark, sub-goal, sub-objective, phase, breakthrough

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1. Scott Kelly:

   I’ve tried to do this … with a deliberate pace, looking not really at the end, but at the next milestone, i could go another 100 days; I could go another year if I had to.

2. Doug Pederson:

   I was looking forward to going down. Obviously, you know we did something last season that was very special. It’s a milestone here in the city of Philadelphia, our organization and I was looking forward to going down and being recognized as world champions, it is what it is. We are here today, we’ve got an OTA [organized team activity] practice in these next couple days getting through next week and onto training camp. So that’s where we are at.

3. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP:

   To have spent 2/3 of your life at one job; to have raised 3 children and made a living doing something you’re so deeply passionate about is an absolute gift, i hope you’re proud, Dad…. because there are so many of us who sure are celebrating this milestone.

4. Rachel Jesien:

   After two months, another big milestone was that [Pesce] knew what poses to do whenever the usual pains would come up for her, for example, if she was having hip pain, she’d sit on a chair and do an ankle-to-knee pose.

5. Monica Viego-Rodriguez:

   I haven't even seen a truck nearby. Polls are still down lines are down, I really have no idea. And it's been slowly coming back around the metro area, but I feel like my area has been forgotten. She said she does n’t know what the future will bring. Right now, we're scared about Puerto Rico's future. This is really, really serious for us, we don't know what's going to happen with us in the future. We don't know if we're going to keep getting some aid some help – it's scary for us. Help from U.S. mainland power companies has been coming in waves for months. But Monica Viego-Rodriguez still hasn't seen a light come on anywhere in Monica Viego-Rodriguez neighborhood since the hurricanes hit last fall. Monica Viego-Rodriguez can only buy perishable foods for Monica Viego-Rodriguez family that they can eat the same day.There is nowhere to store food other than a cooler that she keeps filled with ice on her balcony. More than 470,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, causing an estimated $ 140 billion in damages. As Puerto Rico experiences the longest and most devastating blackout in American history, 1,000 utility trucks and 1,500 workers from 22 electric companies from all over the U.S. are arriving on the island this week to help the existing crews on the job restore power. As crews carve their way through the catastrophic damage, their progress is slow. But they met a major milestone this month when 1 million customers had their power restored, and utility crews say they won't stop until everyone is back on line. Help from U.S. mainland power companies has been coming in waves for months. But some Puerto Rico residents say they still haven't seen a light come on anywhere in their neighborhood since the hurricanes hit last fall. ( REUTERS) There is no set timeframe, we're just here for the long haul.