Thesaurus results for TURNING POINT

turning point

noun

Definition of turning point

as in milestone

a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs the turning point came when Victor finally admitted he was a werewolf

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Recent Examples of turning point On the women’s side, that title belongs to Anna Leigh Waters, and her recent Nike deal signaled a turning point. — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026 August 23 – September 22 Quiet reflection becomes a practical turning point. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026 Virgo August 23 – September 22 Quiet reflection becomes a practical turning point. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2026 However, Nike quickly snuffed out optimism of turning point, forecasting China revenue to be down about 20% in its current quarter, which will be reported after the bell on June 30 . — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for turning point

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Last night marked a huge milestone in the career of George Clooney, who was honored with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
An important milestone in this path is a fault-tolerant computer with over 100 million gates running on 200 qubits.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of milestone

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About 4 million acres in California are affected, including watersheds of the American, Rubicon and Yuba rivers.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Take, for example, the watershed that runs down Clear Creek Canyon below Lookout Mountain, Mount Vernon and Rainbow Hill.

— Megan Schrader, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of watershed

Noun

The barn was designated a historic landmark by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commissions in 2014.

— Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
So even as the national debt recently passed the $40 trillion landmark, there was barely a murmur coming from the party of fiscal responsibility.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of landmark

Noun

Civilian infrastructure failed or disappeared, telecommunications broke down, and hundreds of thousands of people were stranded in what was already a relatively remote, rugged corner of the country.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
But apart from that, there’s the matter of just how awfully spirit-lifting her earth-angel mezzo-soprano tends to be, even when backing herself into dark corners before backing her way back out again.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026

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