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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | very crucial moment |
| Synonyms: | climax, critical moment, crunch, decisive moment, kairos, kairotic moment, loaded moment, moment of truth, point of no return, turning point |
| Main Entry: | turning point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critical juncture |
| Synonyms: | axis, change, climacteric, climax, contingency, crisis, critical mass, critical moment, critical period, critical point, crossing, crossroads, crucial moment, crucial occurrence, crucial period, crunch, crux, culmination, cusp, decisive moment, defining moment, development, emergency, exigency, high noon, hinge, juncture, kairotic moment, moment of truth, moment of truth, nexus, pass, peak, peripeteia, pinch, pivot, pivotal moment, point of no return, race against time, rising action, shift, strait, transition, turn of the tide, twist, when push comes to shove, zero hour, zero hour |
| Main Entry: | critical point |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crucial moment |
| Synonyms: | climacteric, climax, crisis, critical juncture, critical mass, critical stage, crucial point, crunch, defining moment, moment of truth, nexus, pivot, pivotal point, point of no return, turning point |
| Main Entry: | moment of truth |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | critical moment |
| Synonyms: | charged moment, climax, crucial moment, crunch, decisive moment, defining moment, fated moment, fateful moment, kairos, kairotic moment, pregnant moment, turning point, when push comes to shove |
| Main Entry: | point of no return |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | crucial moment |
| Synonyms: | Rubicon, climax, crossroads, crunch, decisive moment, defining moment, match point, moment of truth, terminus, turning point, when push comes to shove |
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