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 call appeared to be the tipping point for Aikman's frustration.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Like many people who fled to the United States from authoritarian regimes, Fernandez says the United States appears to be at a tipping point, with Trump centralizing power to silence dissent and punish people he's declared as enemies, while bullying private businesses to fall in line.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
The backlash reached a tipping point by Saturday afternoon, prompting swift action.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
But this last one might be the tipping point, with Prince William eager to modernize the monarchy and keep it away from scandal.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2025
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Like many people who fled to the United States from authoritarian regimes, Fernandez says the United States appears to be at a tipping point, with Trump centralizing power to silence dissent and punish people he's declared as enemies, while bullying private businesses to fall in line.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
The backlash reached a tipping point by Saturday afternoon, prompting swift action.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
But this last one might be the tipping point, with Prince William eager to modernize the monarchy and keep it away from scandal.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 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 7 Oct. 2025.
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