watershed between

Frequency: 6.99.8 per million words

Used to indicate the two things that the turning point divides.

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Examples (10)

  • The 19th century marked a watershed between the country's agricultural past and its industrial future.
  • This new policy represents a significant watershed between the old economic model and a sustainable future.
  • The invention of the printing press was a watershed between an era of limited knowledge and widespread literacy.
  • For many, graduating from university serves as a watershed between youth and adult responsibilities.
  • The court's decision proved to be a watershed between outdated regulations and progressive legal reforms.
  • That pivotal battle acted as a watershed between decades of conflict and a period of fragile peace.
  • The development of the internet created a watershed between traditional communication methods and the digital age.
  • Her groundbreaking research formed a watershed between speculative theories and evidence-based medicine.
  • The fall of the Berlin Wall was a political watershed between the Cold War era and a new geopolitical landscape.
  • The artist's abstract period marked a clear watershed between his earlier realistic works and his later experimental style.