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
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
See all Example Sentences for boiling point
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling point
Noun
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In Episode 5, the strongest of the five that critics screened for review, Dr. Watson cares for a twenty-something woman amid her increasingly challenging sickle cell crisis.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Jan. 2025
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He was sworn into office less than two months ago and has responded to one catastrophic crisis after another ever since.—
Barnini Chakraborty,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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But the travel and costs of obtaining paperwork stretched his resources to breaking point.—
Abel Alvarado,
CNN,
22 Jan. 2025
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Push your ideas to the breaking point before moving forward.—
Mark Kane,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.—
Mike Hutton,
Post-Tribune,
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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Funding for Ukraine has been a frequent flash point in government funding negotiations since Russia’s 2022 invasion, and the spigot is likely to close upon Trump’s inauguration.—
Sylvan Lane,
The Hill,
10 Dec. 2024
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What had been an inconvenience in one direction is now a blockage for both, a potential flash point.—
Alfredo Sosa,
The Christian Science Monitor,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Boiling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20point. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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