turning point

NOUN

critical juncture

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 rising action shift strait transition turn of the tide when push comes to shove zero hour

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Last week’s gyrations may or may not mark a true turning point, but stocks look primed for a shift from what’s worked lately to what hasn’t.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government is launching a 10-year plan to transform school and college buildings, which Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has called a "turning point".

From BBC

For further insight, I contacted Hayes Martin, president of the advisory firm Market Extremes and one of the few stock-market experts I turn to for insight on the stock market’s major turning points.

From MarketWatch

“We may have come to a bit of a turning point with less of a propensity for speculators to sell the yen,” he says.

From Barron's

turning point

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