Corner
Corner noun - A point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs.
Usage example: the president believes that we have turned a corner in the war on drugs
Climacteric and corner are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Climacteric" instead a noun "Corner".
Nearby Words: cornered, cornering
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
Corner and climacteric are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Corner" instead a noun "Climacteric".
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