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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a defining year" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a year that significantly shapes or influences a person's life, an organization, or a historical event.
Example: "For the company, 2020 was a defining year, as it marked the launch of their most successful product to date."
Alternatives: "a pivotal year" or "a transformative year".
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In 2010, they're back again – and it might just be a defining year for both.
"Overall, 2010 was a defining year for so many things - digital, politics, data, mobile.
MPs returned to parliament this week at the start of a defining year in Britain's history.
In ways both personal and professional, 2011 is shaping up to be a defining year in his life.
Shell's problems came at the start of what is shaping up to be a defining year for the oil industry.
One way and another, 1963 was a defining year, and 2013 will have to go some way to beat it.
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"There is no question that this is a defining, transformational year for NATO," said the American ambassador to the alliance, R. Nicholas Burns.
Danny Ross: Congrats on a career-defining year.
I'll always be grateful for that, as it was a life-defining year.
The House today passed legislation that would reduce taxes on some Social Security benefits, giving Republicans another victory in their effort to make tax cuts a defining election-year issue.
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