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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But this last one might be the tipping point, with Prince William eager to modernize the monarchy and keep it away from scandal.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2025
By June, his displeasure had reached a tipping point.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Another climate ‘tipping point’?
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Should station groups grow in power and demand programming changes from networks like ABC, that could then become the tipping point.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 23 Sep. 2025
By June, his displeasure had reached a tipping point.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 21 Sep. 2025
Another climate ‘tipping point’?
—Robert Abitbol, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Should station groups grow in power and demand programming changes from networks like ABC, that could then become the tipping point.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 20 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 4 Oct. 2025.
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