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Synonyms
Examples of turning point in a Sentence
Winning that game was the turning point of the team's season.
That job was a major turning point in her career.
Recent Examples on the Web
The incident also served as a turning point for the Silo actress.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
This spring’s eclipses may also bring you to another turning point in your financial life.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2024
But tragic moments can also be historic turning points.
—TIME, 20 Feb. 2024
While some analysts continue to believe Roku is just facing some growing pains amid a recovering advertising market, others think the company is now at a turning point in the streaming wars.
—Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2024
His career reached a turning point in 1976 as a co-founder of Multitech, a beneficiary of global demand for cheap knockoffs of IBM PCs that gave Taiwan its first tech moniker: clone kingdom.
—Russell Flannery, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
The 2-degree threshold (equivalent to 3.8 degrees Fahrenheit) is viewed as an important turning point.
—Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Feb. 2024
This was a turning point in our understanding of Rydberg atoms.
—Paul Smith-Goodson, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Thanks to this intact historical context, the story emerging here promises to shed new light on the end of the Etruscan period, a turning point in history as dominion over the central Italian peninsula transitioned from the Etruscans to the Romans.
—Elizabeth Heath, Discover Magazine, 17 Feb. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1777, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near turning point
Cite this Entry
“Turning point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/turning%20point. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.
Kids Definition
turning point
noun
: a point (as in an action or situation) where an important change occurs
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