flash point
noun
1
: the lowest temperature at which vapors above a volatile combustible substance ignite in air when exposed to flame
2
: a point at which someone or something bursts suddenly into action or being
Examples of flash point in a Sentence
The city became a flash point as political tensions grew.
The situation reached a flash point when union leaders urged the workers to protest.
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The Kapadia incident was the latest flash point between Grierson and the Jewish community.
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
The company’s latest offer includes reinstating an annual bonus that averaged around 3.7% of wages and was dropped from the initial agreement, a flash point that striking Machinists cited repeatedly in interviews.
—Julie Johnsson, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2024
As public benefits are a source of controversy in every election year, current proposals to give Medicare recipients long term care at home is certain to be a continuing political flash point.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The outpost, a World War II–era ship called the Sierra Madre, which Manila intentionally grounded a quarter-century ago on the shallow reef known as Second Thomas Shoal, has emerged as an unlikely but critical flash point.
—Marites Dañguilan Vitug, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2024
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Jake Kanter, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2024
The company’s latest offer includes reinstating an annual bonus that averaged around 3.7% of wages and was dropped from the initial agreement, a flash point that striking Machinists cited repeatedly in interviews.
—Julie Johnsson, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2024
As public benefits are a source of controversy in every election year, current proposals to give Medicare recipients long term care at home is certain to be a continuing political flash point.
—Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The outpost, a World War II–era ship called the Sierra Madre, which Manila intentionally grounded a quarter-century ago on the shallow reef known as Second Thomas Shoal, has emerged as an unlikely but critical flash point.
—Marites Dañguilan Vitug, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2024
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“Flash point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flash%20point. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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