juncture
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(noun) an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions" |
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Synonyms: occasion |
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Related Words: climax, conjuncture, crisis, flood tide, happening, head, landmark, milestone, natural event, occurrence, pass, straits, turning point |
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(noun) a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"; "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point" |
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Synonyms: critical point, crossroads |
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Related Words: crisis, criticality |
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(noun) the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made |
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Synonyms: articulation, join, joint, junction |
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Related Words: connection, connexion, esophagogastric junction, link |
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