Climacteric
Climacteric noun - A point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs.
Usage example: historians attempting to pinpoint the Roman Empire's climacteric, that precise moment when it began its long downhill slide
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Synonyms for Climacteric
Dunkirk and climacteric are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dunkirk" instead a noun "Climacteric".
Dunkirk
Dunkirk noun - A seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II.
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Synonyms for Dunkirk
Climacteric and Dunkirk are semantically related. You can use "Climacteric" instead a noun "Dunkirk".
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Related pairs
- extremity and climacteric
- extremity and Dunkirk
- climax and climacteric
- climax and Dunkirk
- crunch and climacteric
- crunch and Dunkirk
- corner and climacteric
- corner and Dunkirk
- exigency and climacteric
- exigency and Dunkirk
- head and climacteric
- head and Dunkirk
- crossroad and climacteric
- crossroad and Dunkirk
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