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eureka moment

noun eureka moments

idiomatic The moment of a sudden unexpected discovery. 2002, Evolutionary biology's 'Eureka!' moment supposedly took place some time in September or October 1835, during the Beagle's five-week visit to the Galapagos Islands. — London Review of Books, 7 Mar 2002
Similar: light-bulb moment

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noun the moment of a sudden unexpected discovery

Español	momento eureka (de)

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@misc{eureka_moment_2026,
  title = {eureka moment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eureka%20moment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}