saturation point
noun
: the point at which there are so many of a thing that no more can be added successfully
The number of game shows on TV may have reached the saturation point.
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After a week of taking a loading dose, your muscles reach a creatine saturation point.
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2025
In this wholly original, self-aware cinematic work, a filmmaker chews over what might have been and playfully probes the inner workings of a genre at saturation point.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Corn: More affected by light reduction than soybeans due to its C4 photosynthesis and higher light saturation point.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
The problem is the saturation point went up proportionally to how much the animals were exposed to, says Campen.
—Will Stone, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
There are also some traditions, according to our experts, that are falling by the wayside: Everyone seems sick of a welcome bag, and photo booths are seen to have hit a saturation point.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Space pod Marketing and communications content has reached a saturation point.
—Leslie Poston, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
One way to interpret this is that the market has reached a saturation point.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
To disentangle these effects, del Pozo’s team analyzed how much overdose deaths increased after each state’s unique fentanyl saturation point.
—Simar Bajaj, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024
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Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 21 Feb. 2025
In this wholly original, self-aware cinematic work, a filmmaker chews over what might have been and playfully probes the inner workings of a genre at saturation point.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
Corn: More affected by light reduction than soybeans due to its C4 photosynthesis and higher light saturation point.
—Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
The problem is the saturation point went up proportionally to how much the animals were exposed to, says Campen.
—Will Stone, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
There are also some traditions, according to our experts, that are falling by the wayside: Everyone seems sick of a welcome bag, and photo booths are seen to have hit a saturation point.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
Space pod Marketing and communications content has reached a saturation point.
—Leslie Poston, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
One way to interpret this is that the market has reached a saturation point.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
To disentangle these effects, del Pozo’s team analyzed how much overdose deaths increased after each state’s unique fentanyl saturation point.
—Simar Bajaj, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024
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