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rising action

[rahy-zing ak-shuhn] / ˈraɪ zɪŋ ˈæk ʃən /
NOUN
turning point
Synonyms
STRONGEST
climax critical point crux culmination juncture twist
WEAK
axis change climacteric contingency crisis critical mass critical moment critical period crossing crossroads crucial moment crucial occurrence crucial period crunch cusp decisive moment defining moment development emergency exigency high noon hinge kairotic moment moment of truth nexus pass peak peripeteia pinch pivot pivotal moment point of no return race against time shift strait transition turn of the tide when push comes to shove zero hour

Example Sentences

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It’s just the preceding rising action that feels a bit underwhelming.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2024

Not so with Carano, a rising action star before she landed the plum role of former Rebel trooper Cara Dune in "The Mandalorian."

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2021

Introduced in the exposition and developed in the rising action, this incident sets the mood of the story and engages readers.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

The payoff here, the surprise appearance of Robert De Niro as Robert Mueller, is no substitute for a rising action, not least because De Niro’s performance isn’t exactly worthy of Taxi Driver.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2018

At the close of this scene Cassius lays his plans to win Brutus over to the conspiracy, and the complication, or rising action, of the drama begins.

From The New Hudson Shakespeare: Julius Cæsar by Black, Ebenezer Charlton