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pivotal moment
noun as in turning point
Strongest matches
Weak matches
- 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
- point of no return
- race against time
- rising action
- shift
- strait
- transition
- turn of the tide
- when push comes to shove
- zero hour
Example Sentences
Mr Lau and Mr Chow were among hundreds who stormed LegCo and spray-painted Hong Kong's emblem in what became a pivotal moment in the 2019 protests.
Brown’s decision to contact authorities, and to ultimately testify at Buck’s trial, was a pivotal moment that helped lead to the Democratic donor’s conviction, and for other victims to come forward, said one of his attorneys, Nana Gyamfi.
When she does speak, during a pivotal moment in Edward Berger’s film, it’s from a place of truth, rather than authority or entitlement.
On this week’s Amicus, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by Protect Democracy’s Ian Bassin to discuss navigating the challenges that lie ahead for American democracy, as we collectively struggle to make sense of this pivotal moment and to emerge from the fog with a flicker of hope.
So this is the pivotal moment.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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