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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And Bloom attending the Sanchez and Bezos wedding seems to have been the tipping point. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 27 June 2025 However, as the public becomes increasingly aware of the nature and implications of this rapidly growing program, a tipping point may emerge for reforms that prioritize and directly empower patients rather than the healthcare entities serving them. Ge Bai, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025 Mom Fights Back The tipping point came when one of the roommates, no longer able to ignore the increasingly dirty conditions, addressed the issue directly. Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 22 June 2025 Fed Chair Powell on Wednesday agreed that the tipping point for broad consumer price increases could come this summer as inventories of pre-tariff warehoused goods dry up. David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for tipping point

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tipping point was in 1959

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“Tipping point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipping%20point. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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