tipping point
noun
: the critical point in a situation, process, or system beyond which a significant and often unstoppable effect or change takes place
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In the end, that cultural shift – where tossing food scraps in the trash feels weird – may be the tipping point curbside composting needs.
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Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
There is a tipping point, and too much development in these communities threatens to greatly diminish the quality of life for future residents as well as the many thousands of current residents who have worked hard for decades to eradicate urban blight in Edgewater.
—Steve Weinshel, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
The arguable tipping point came in 2024, when the NCAA women’s basketball championship game averaged 18.7 million viewers–with 24 million at its peak—crushing viewership of the men’s game (14.8 million) and marking the first time in history that the women drew a bigger audience.
—Samantha Barry, Glamour, 18 July 2025
Israel has claimed Iran was approaching a crucial tipping point for developing nuclear capabilities as justification for its airstrikes.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 17 June 2025
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Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
There is a tipping point, and too much development in these communities threatens to greatly diminish the quality of life for future residents as well as the many thousands of current residents who have worked hard for decades to eradicate urban blight in Edgewater.
—Steve Weinshel, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
The arguable tipping point came in 2024, when the NCAA women’s basketball championship game averaged 18.7 million viewers–with 24 million at its peak—crushing viewership of the men’s game (14.8 million) and marking the first time in history that the women drew a bigger audience.
—Samantha Barry, Glamour, 18 July 2025
Israel has claimed Iran was approaching a crucial tipping point for developing nuclear capabilities as justification for its airstrikes.
—Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 17 June 2025
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“Tipping point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tipping%20point. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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