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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Everyone’s various infidelities and fights reach boiling point, with Karl and Orson coming to blows at the Christmas block party, Dylan discovering her mother has been lying to her, and Lynette attempting to apologize to Gaby and Carlos for suing them.
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Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
The bill comes as resentment toward the health care industry reached a boiling point after the killing of UnitedHealthcare's Brian Thompson in New York City last Wednesday.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
All of the pressure reached a boiling point in October 2023, when a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and flung underneath a nearby Cruise vehicle.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
The dispute reached a boiling point when WBD issued a press release announcing that Max had officially greenlit a new Harry Potter series, which is expected to debut in 2026.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
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Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024
The bill comes as resentment toward the health care industry reached a boiling point after the killing of UnitedHealthcare's Brian Thompson in New York City last Wednesday.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
All of the pressure reached a boiling point in October 2023, when a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and flung underneath a nearby Cruise vehicle.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
The dispute reached a boiling point when WBD issued a press release announcing that Max had officially greenlit a new Harry Potter series, which is expected to debut in 2026.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2024
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boiling point
noun
boil·ing point
ˈbȯi-liŋ-ˌpȯint 
: the temperature at which a liquid boils
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