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for the ages

idiom
Meaning

Especially memorable and noteworthy; deserving to endure for a very long time.


Examples
SIMPLE

That was a performance for the ages.

CONTEXTUAL

The team won the championship with a goal for the ages in the final minute.

COMPLEX

Historians will likely remember this speech as a moment for the ages, given how it fundamentally shifted the public mood during the crisis.

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