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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Things apparently reached a boiling point when the boyfriend’s 65-year-old mother recently got engaged.
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Things seemed to reach a boiling point after the team’s 20-17 loss to the woeful Panthers in Germany.
—Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The debate reached a boiling point over the past week as Trump loyalists including Laura Loomer, a right-wing activist, attacked the visas on social media, calling them a threat to American workers and the country’s sovereignty.
—Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, inside Squid Game, tensions reach a boiling point as Gi-hun and his allies clash with the guards, sparking an armed rebellion.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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Toria Sheffield, People.com, 11 Jan. 2025
Things seemed to reach a boiling point after the team’s 20-17 loss to the woeful Panthers in Germany.
—Charlotte Carroll, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
The debate reached a boiling point over the past week as Trump loyalists including Laura Loomer, a right-wing activist, attacked the visas on social media, calling them a threat to American workers and the country’s sovereignty.
—Ken Bensinger, New York Times, 29 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, inside Squid Game, tensions reach a boiling point as Gi-hun and his allies clash with the guards, sparking an armed rebellion.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 28 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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