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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The Flames fought back when Salter found Donte Lee in the end zone to level things up before the half, but the game’s defining moment came in the third quarter when Kennesaw State went in front on a six-yard touchdown run by Qua Ashley.
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Jamie Barton, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
The defining moment of the Dodgers’ season went by almost completely unnoticed.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
For the Reebok Pump, that’s 35 years of cool and a history that includes tennis as a defining moment.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
That leadership also led to a defining moment for the Loyal in 2020 when the team walked off the field and forfeited two games after a racist and homophobic slurs were thrown at players.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
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Jamie Barton, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
The defining moment of the Dodgers’ season went by almost completely unnoticed.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2024
For the Reebok Pump, that’s 35 years of cool and a history that includes tennis as a defining moment.
—Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
That leadership also led to a defining moment for the Loyal in 2020 when the team walked off the field and forfeited two games after a racist and homophobic slurs were thrown at players.
—Kate Murphy, Axios, 16 Aug. 2024
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“Defining moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defining%20moment. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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