boiling point
noun
1
: the temperature at which a liquid boils
2
a
: the point at which a person becomes uncontrollably angry
b
: the point of crisis : head sense 17b
matters had reached the boiling point
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The boiling point of water is 212° Fahrenheit or 100° Celsius.
when the situation reached the boiling point, the President had no choice but to order out the National Guard
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According to the post, tensions reached a boiling point during a family dinner.
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
But, recently, owning a Tesla has become awkward, embarrassing or controversial for many as animus against the carmaker’s CEO, Elon Musk, reaches a boiling point.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
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—Kayti Burt, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
The simmering tension reached a boiling point on April 18, 2022.
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Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
But, recently, owning a Tesla has become awkward, embarrassing or controversial for many as animus against the carmaker’s CEO, Elon Musk, reaches a boiling point.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2025
Advertisement The psychological thriller, out on March 21, reaches a boiling point in this moment, and one that would be hard to predict at the film’s start, which sees Min-chan as a mild-mannered pastor trying his best to offer solace and guidance to his dwindling flock of churchgoers.
—Kayti Burt, TIME, 20 Mar. 2025
The simmering tension reached a boiling point on April 18, 2022.
—Jonathan Vigliotti, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boiling point
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“Boiling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boiling%20point. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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boiling point
noun
boil·ing point
ˈbȯi-liŋ-ˌpȯint 
: the temperature at which a liquid boils
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