critical point

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critical point Meaning of "critical point"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made

Synonym(s)

juncture

Usage(s):

  1. More important, he argues, choosing a doctor will always be a more complex decision than choosing a place to have dinner, and here he makes a critical point.
  2. Except on one critical point left unresolved, the status of Israeli settlements in the occupied Sinai, it was even more precise and explicit.
  3. I think this was the critical point in the development of confidence between France and Germany, and the most visible example of the emergence of a new partnership in Europe.
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