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This tag is for questions seeking a single word that fits a meaning. To ensure that your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word.  INCLUDE A SAMPLE SENTENCE demonstrating how the word would be used.  Click on "Info", or "View Tag" and "Learn more..." for more information. Please use the [phrase-requests] tag if you seek a phrase and the [terminology] tag if you seek a term in a specialized subject also.

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Word for an object that alters the course of your life?

Fetish in its technical sense from social science is close. It captures the idea of an object carrying symbolic importance. The sexual connotation accumulated through contemporary common use may or ma …
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Word for an object that alters the course of your life?

Perhaps seminal as the ellipsis of the phrase seminal event.
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Advertise a House for RENT - how to describe it positively when its completely run-down

Still standing is a half-full glass truth.
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