go-no-go

adjective

Definition of go-no-gonext
as in make-or-break

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  1. make-or-break
  2. climactic
  3. crucial
  4. apocalyptic
  5. climacteric
  6. critical
  7. apical
Adjective
  • Dating back to the preseason, the month of November was always viewed as a make-or-break point for TCU football.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Amidst all the turmoil, everyone understood that the March 5 election was a make-or-break moment not only for the Hitler chancellorship but for democracy itself.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of make-or-break
Adjective
  • At the climactic moment when Odysseus returns, Penelope wears a blue dress that serves as her armor.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 1 Nov. 2026
  • While not a horror film, per se, Spielberg liberally employs the language of the genre, particularly in this climactic moment.
    — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of climactic
Adjective
  • Even the golf cart service (crucial in a resort this big) is on point, with a seamless online ordering platform and a bounty of staff ready to ferry you around, even at peak times.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • This latest accomplishment adds to an already strong year for Skechers athletes, as OG Anunoby was crucial to the New York Knicks’ championship and made the game-winning shot to cap off a historic comeback in game 4 of the NBA Finals.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of crucial
Adjective
  • Her new album, What to Make of These Mortal Hands, builds on this trajectory, building from some of her quietest moments into apocalyptic clamor.
    — James Gui, Pitchfork, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Prominent Democrats and Republicans have described the midterm elections in near-apocalyptic terms.
    — James Speyer, New York Daily News, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of apocalyptic
Adjective
  • Keeping high-ethylene producers away from climacteric fruits can keep them from ripening too quickly.
    — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 15 July 2025
  • For this reader, roughly the same age as Sam Raymond, there is uncommon pleasure in the paradoxes of this climacteric tale.
    — Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
Definition of climacteric
Adjective
  • Maine was seen as critical to Democrats’ path to the Senate majority this fall and remained one of the most expensive states in terms of advertising spending.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Zelenskyy said Ukraine's priorities for the talks were halting strikes on energy and critical infrastructure, unblocking Black Sea grain shipments and expanding prisoner exchanges.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of critical
Adjective
  • Within hours, the wound epidermis becomes innervated by nearby nerve fibers, forming what biologists call the apical epidermal cap.
    — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
  • Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal synapses.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 17 Apr. 2025
Definition of apical
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