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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For Sue Decker, a conversation about custom paper clips proved the tipping point that compelled her to leave the big city and literally go back to the land.
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Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Now, a team at Princeton University has warned that solar storms could be the tipping point that leads to a Kessler Syndrome scenario.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
The tipping point came when his gaming habits increased and their connection decreased.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
So too does Ostan who navigates Lucija’s emerging libido with a wide-eyed innocence on the tipping point of something revelatory and even ethereal.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
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Alexandra Kirkman, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025
Now, a team at Princeton University has warned that solar storms could be the tipping point that leads to a Kessler Syndrome scenario.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 16 Dec. 2025
The tipping point came when his gaming habits increased and their connection decreased.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 5 Dec. 2025
So too does Ostan who navigates Lucija’s emerging libido with a wide-eyed innocence on the tipping point of something revelatory and even ethereal.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2025
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 24 Dec. 2025.
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