as in milestone
a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs
the turning point came when Victor finally admitted he was a werewolf
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Recent Examples of turning point
This time, Andrews converted, and five plays later Jackson flung a picturesque 40-yard, go-ahead touchdown pass to Rashod Bateman, a turning point in the win.
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
Read More: How Barbie Came to Life The turning point that elevated the status of the popcorn buckets might have been this past March, when director Denis Villeneuve reacted with shock to the admittedly suggestive AMC Dune: Part 2 receptacle.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
It was supposed to represent some sort of turning point.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Marchese’s turning point as an artist came, as is so often the case, at a low moment.
—Adam Green, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
Read More: How Barbie Came to Life The turning point that elevated the status of the popcorn buckets might have been this past March, when director Denis Villeneuve reacted with shock to the admittedly suggestive AMC Dune: Part 2 receptacle.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
It was supposed to represent some sort of turning point.
—Antonio Morales, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
Marchese’s turning point as an artist came, as is so often the case, at a low moment.
—Adam Green, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for turning point
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Living Dead Media has revealed that a new Return of the Living Dead film is due in 2025, a year that marks the milestone 40th anniversary of the 1985 horror cult classic.Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
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Big life milestones need a manicure to match, after all.Kara Nesvig, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024
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Kim stages any number of thrilling action sequences, with large-scale troop and armored vehicle movements that bring the drama to an exciting and stirring climax.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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The word for the fifth-act climax of risotto—the scene in which the butter (preferably cold, from the fridge) and the Parmesan are brought onstage and obliged to mingle with the other characters—is mantecatura.Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
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The watershed includes tributaries that flow into the river, like creeks in Wilson and Lyons parks.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 4 Dec. 2024
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By doing this, the brand is combatting the harms of fast fashion by rebalancing the carbon cycle, improving soil health, protecting watersheds, and supporting American farmer livelihoods.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2024
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Those included the landmark 1991 case, McNeil v. NFL, which ushered in the league’s modern system of free agency.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 15 Dec. 2024
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The dispute centers on an exception granted to California in 2022 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to national vehicle emission standards set by the agency under the landmark Clean Air Act anti-pollution law.Andrew Chung, Detroit Free Press, 13 Dec. 2024
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Brunson, who had already moved off the ball and stationed himself in the corner, begins a subtle drift toward half court.Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The site will not have its own parking due to the small size of the area near the corner of South 76th Street.Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Turning point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/turning%20point. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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