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
The level of outward emotional expression here is simply kept at a level true to figures who may inwardly be reaching their boiling point, but are still held back by self-respect and polite manners.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
At the center of the trend were rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar, whose longtime feud reached a boiling point this year.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Dec. 2024
At the center of the trend were rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar, whose longtime feud reached a boiling point this year.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 21 Dec. 2024
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling point
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Singh made her debut during a moment of national crisis.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Create space between their crisis and your response.Nik Ershov, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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In March 2016, Avicii hit a breaking point — and decided to retire from touring to focus on creating music and repairing his health.Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 31 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement The restlessness and anger in the Arab world were nearing a breaking point that would erupt months later.Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
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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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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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The gaps hint that a critical flash point of America’s political impasse may be misunderstood.Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 19 Oct. 2024
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But between these major flash points were hundreds of smaller moments that caught the internet’s attention.Natasha Frost, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Boiling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20point. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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