Brink
Brink noun - An interval of time just before the onset of something.
Usage example: was at the brink of death when the rescuers arrived
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Synonyms for Brink
Point
Point noun - A particular and often important moment in time.
Usage example: it was at that point that I had to stop and check on the experiment
Brink is a synonym for point in edge topic. You can use "Brink" instead a noun "Point", if it concerns topics such as circumstance.
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Similarly, the last couple of seasons showed Brock and Barbara Jean entering this, constantly bickering and fighting, separating at one point, and teetering on the brink of divorce several times.
Source: Awful Wedded Life -
She is badly injured and on the brink of death, and at one point closes her eyes and goes still.
Source: Disney Death -
The PlayStation 2 version followed the original, adult game much more closely, to the point of cutting off on the brink of an H-scene then picking up afterwards.
Source: Bleached Underpants
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