as in crisis
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
when the situation reached the boiling point, the President had no choice but to order out the National Guard
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Recent Examples of boiling point
In 1967: Violent riots erupted as racial tensions reached a boiling point on the streets of Newark, New Jersey.
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Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
The Pascal craze came to a boiling point last month when a lookalike contest was held in New York City, as part of a growing trend that brings out doppelgängers of our most sought out celebs.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
What happened in July The latest revelations show the relationship between the two reached a boiling point in July when Bengals Vice President Troy Blackburn revoked prior offers made by the team and said the county was in default of its 1997 stadium lease.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
While the water is technically heated to near-boiling temperatures to brew coffee and tea, that’s not always enough to guarantee safety, especially when altitude changes the boiling point.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 1 July 2025
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Daily Briefing, AZCentral.com, 12 July 2025
The Pascal craze came to a boiling point last month when a lookalike contest was held in New York City, as part of a growing trend that brings out doppelgängers of our most sought out celebs.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
What happened in July The latest revelations show the relationship between the two reached a boiling point in July when Bengals Vice President Troy Blackburn revoked prior offers made by the team and said the county was in default of its 1997 stadium lease.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
While the water is technically heated to near-boiling temperatures to brew coffee and tea, that’s not always enough to guarantee safety, especially when altitude changes the boiling point.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 1 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for boiling point
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling point
Noun
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Things happen, our heroes react, a potentially world-ending crisis is easily averted and everything is wrapped up in time for dinner.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Yet this rift still coincides with a deepening fiscal crisis.—
Joël Té-Léssia Assoko,
semafor.com,
25 July 2025
Noun
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No one wins when the family feuds as Jackie and Chantel reach their breaking point.—
Dominique Fluker,
Essence,
24 July 2025
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The negative emotionality is over a long period of time to get them to a breaking point to act out.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
20 July 2025
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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These minerals, key to electronic components and batteries, have become a new flash point in trade relations.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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Abrego Garcia became a flash point over President Trump’s immigration policies when he was deported in March to a notorious megaprison in El Salvador.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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“Boiling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20point. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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