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on the point of

ADVERB
almost
Synonyms
STRONGEST
about approximately around essentially most much practically relatively roughly virtually
STRONG
nigh well-nigh
WEAK
about to all but as good as bordering on close to close upon for all practical purposes for the greatest part in effect in the neighborhood of in the vicinity of just about near to not far from not quite on the brink of on the edge of on the verge of pretty near substantially within sight of
CONJUNCTION
as
Synonyms
WEAK
at the time that during the time that in the act of in the process of just as

Example Sentences

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Mandera county along Kenya's borders with Ethiopia and Somalia has seen no rain since May and is now on the point of a full-blown water emergency.

From Barron's • Jan. 27, 2026

"We were told it's less aggressive on your skin and on the point of entry into your vein," recalls her husband Mark.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2024

Or on the point of an arm and, if so, which one?

From Science Daily • Nov. 1, 2023

The unsinkable otters laze buoyant on their backs in the pounding white water, and the seabirds hover and settle gently on the point of a rock in the gale, balancing on thin bare legs.

From Washington Post • Jan. 20, 2023

Though it was often predicted in later years that he was on the point of taking the job, however, he never had Ministerial ambitions.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling