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jumping-off point

NOUN

jumping-off place

Synonyms

WEAK

beginning of venture beginning point springboard starting blocks starting gate starting line starting post

NOUN

zero hour

Synonyms

WEAK

A-day D-day H-hour appointed hour climax contingency countdown crisis crisis point crossroad crossroads crunch time deadline emergency exigency juncture moment of truth pinch pivotal moment start time strait target target day the time turning point vital moment

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You take this physicality and vocal pattern that I had developed as Carolyn, but then really have some proof for that to be the jumping-off point.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

These two developments should worry investors who are waiting—maybe not all that patiently—for the biggest AI-related stocks to find their next jumping-off point.

From Barron's • Dec. 30, 2025

It is a scene that feels straight out of fiction, the jumping-off point for a fable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

"I thought that she was a good jumping-off point for that type of character," Desta says.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025

The first objective was to capture Messines Ridge south of Ypres and use it as a jumping-off point for the main push toward the Belgian coast.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

jumping-off point

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