defining moment
noun
: the time that shows very clearly what something is really about
That was the campaign's defining moment.
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And this may prove to be a defining moment for Harris.
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
Instead, in the defining moment of an auspicious team debut for Jack Flaherty on Saturday night at the Oakland Coliseum, the veteran pitcher simply tapped his glove, chewed on some gum and returned to his new team’s dugout with a confident nod of his head.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
The 2024 state primaries will prove to be a defining moment for the Republican identity in Wyoming.
—Cy Neff, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2024
The government bailout cost taxpayers $3 billion and left tens of thousands of depositors with worthless junk bonds — a defining moment of the savings and loan crisis that unfolded in the late 1980s.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Aug. 2024
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Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2024
Instead, in the defining moment of an auspicious team debut for Jack Flaherty on Saturday night at the Oakland Coliseum, the veteran pitcher simply tapped his glove, chewed on some gum and returned to his new team’s dugout with a confident nod of his head.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
The 2024 state primaries will prove to be a defining moment for the Republican identity in Wyoming.
—Cy Neff, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2024
The government bailout cost taxpayers $3 billion and left tens of thousands of depositors with worthless junk bonds — a defining moment of the savings and loan crisis that unfolded in the late 1980s.
—Gabe Kaminsky, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 2 Aug. 2024
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“Defining moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defining%20moment. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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