make-or-break

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Recent Examples of make-or-break When her family receives a make-or-break order for 200 dresses at their sewing factory, she is put to work. Raven Brunner, People.com, 29 May 2025 Being on the front end of projects has given Arden a window onto how make-or-break artistic decisions are made. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025 Above all, the make-or-break component for any retail media campaign comes down to store associates. Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025 That could be a make-or-break issue for some Chicago lawmakers. Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for make-or-break
Recent Examples of Synonyms for make-or-break
Adjective
  • Victor Olofsson injected crucial secondary scoring (15 goals in 56 games) at a dirt-cheap $1.075 million rate.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 15 June 2025
  • Memphis fell in the standings toward the end of the year, and this offseason was already going to be a crucial one.
    Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Adjective
  • The project received the worst critical and fan reviews of any Trek title (even a tad lower than 1989’s notorious Star Trek V: The Final Frontier).
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
  • That’s a detail that could prove critical to Overture’s feasibility for overland travel.
    Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 12 June 2025
Adjective
  • At a venue like Winged Foot, similar length proved pivotal in Bryson DeChambeau’s 2020 victory, an encouraging precedent for James.
    Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025
  • Cassidy said Kennedy also pledged to keep in place a pivotal independent advisory panel on vaccine policy.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 12 June 2025

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“Make-or-break.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/make-or-break. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.

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