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pivotal point

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The death of  one of his brothers in a senseless battle not long after marked the pivotal point in his life.

Just what James knew—and when—has become a pivotal point of contention.

This encounter of little Isaac with the school bully was a pivotal point in his career.

Here we have once more arrived at the pivotal point of our subject, my dear disciple.

Halifax, indeed, was being made the pivotal point of the most extensive scheme ever attempted for the distribution of mails.

The loss of an arm in a sawmill was the pivotal point that gave us one of the best and strongest lawyers in Western New York.

One must have a pivotal point of such a sort, just as one cannot forego the possession of a nationality.

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On this page you'll find 43 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pivotal point, such as: climax, crisis, crisis point, critical juncture, critical point, and critical stage.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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