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turning point
noun as in critical juncture
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- axis
- change
- climacteric
- contingency
- crisis
- critical mass
- critical moment
- critical period
- crossing
- crossroads
- crucial moment
- crucial occurrence
- crucial period
- crunch
- cusp
- decisive moment
- defining moment
- development
- emergency
- exigency
- high noon
- hinge
- kairotic moment
- moment of truth
- nexus
- pass
- peak
- peripeteia
- pinch
- pivot
- pivotal moment
- point of no return
- race against time
- rising action
- shift
- strait
- transition
- turn of the tide
- when push comes to shove
- zero hour
Example Sentences
Kimmel’s monologue may come to stand as a small but vivid turning point in resisting the privatization of censorship.
Yet it proved a pivotal turning point, as many from that group went on to become world champions in 2003.
She added: "The High Seas Treaty will be a positive catalyst for collaboration across international waters and agreements and is a turning point for two-thirds of the world's ocean that lie beyond national jurisdiction."
Actress Jameela Jamil believes there has been a "stigma attached to the subject of Palestine", but being able to stage a concert in support of the cause suggests public opinion is at a turning point.
The song marked a turning point – something she illustrates by pairing the subject matter with a feathery, Kylie-esque dance beat.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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