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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Outrage from activists, including notable figures from within the MAHA space, seemed to ultimately serve as a tipping point for the provision's removal both in January and April.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Farmers around the world are at a critical tipping point, facing mounting challenges such as soil degradation, water scarcity, and increasingly unpredictable weather.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
Social media is facing a similar tipping point.
—Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Social media is facing a similar tipping point.
—Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Farmers around the world are at a critical tipping point, facing mounting challenges such as soil degradation, water scarcity, and increasingly unpredictable weather.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026
Social media is facing a similar tipping point.
—Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 26 Apr. 2026
Social media is facing a similar tipping point.
—Parmy Olson, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
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 5 May. 2026.
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