Inflection point

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A point of inflection.
  2. 2
    Synonym of turning point. figuratively

    "Moscow has been targeted with a large-scale drone attack for the first time in its 15-month-old war in Ukraine, marking a new inflection point in the conflict, with the Kremlin threatening to take the “harshest possible measures” in response to the strikes."

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"Moscow has been targeted with a large-scale drone attack for the first time in its 15-month-old war in Ukraine, marking a new inflection point in the conflict, with the Kremlin threatening to take the “harshest possible measures” in response to the strikes."