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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Shortages are worsening, and Wall Street sees an imminent tipping point ahead.
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Scientists have long warned that the Amazon is nearing a catastrophic tipping point.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Reggio is the tipping point between Calabria's two coastlines.
—Lee Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2026
Wu Tsai helped catalyze this tipping point, personally investing tons of money into a team whose toniest perk used to be an MTA pass for free subway rides.
—Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair, 7 May 2026
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Jason Ma, Fortune, 17 May 2026
Scientists have long warned that the Amazon is nearing a catastrophic tipping point.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
Reggio is the tipping point between Calabria's two coastlines.
—Lee Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 May 2026
Wu Tsai helped catalyze this tipping point, personally investing tons of money into a team whose toniest perk used to be an MTA pass for free subway rides.
—Yohana Desta, Vanity Fair, 7 May 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 20 May. 2026.
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