tipping point
noun
: the critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place
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The emotions and intensity between the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins had already hit a tipping point Wednesday before the grand finale began.
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
Nick Villa, a Moody’s economist, described that as a tipping point for consumers.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 8 May 2024
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Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 9 May 2024
Nick Villa, a Moody’s economist, described that as a tipping point for consumers.
—Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 8 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for tipping point
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“Tipping point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipping%20point. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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