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
Testing the tea For the adsorption experiment, the team created solutions from water and concentrations of lead and other metals such as cadmium, chromium, copper and zinc, then heated them to just below the boiling point.
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Kristen Rogers, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
The Context Monday's report comes as tensions between the U.S. and Ukraine reached a boiling point after Friday's contentious White House meeting between Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
As the national debate over trans inclusion in girls' and women's sports has reached a boiling point in recent weeks, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has been uncharacteristically quiet on the issue.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
However, following an injury to Kai Havertz, who is not a natural striker but has led the line for most of the season, the frustration has reached boiling point.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Kristen Rogers, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
The Context Monday's report comes as tensions between the U.S. and Ukraine reached a boiling point after Friday's contentious White House meeting between Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
As the national debate over trans inclusion in girls' and women's sports has reached a boiling point in recent weeks, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., has been uncharacteristically quiet on the issue.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 28 Feb. 2025
However, following an injury to Kai Havertz, who is not a natural striker but has led the line for most of the season, the frustration has reached boiling point.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling point
Noun
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This definitional crisis echoes previous technology buzzwords that became diluted through overuse and marketing hype.—
Luis E. Romero,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Sims said another valuable discovery was better communicating to the public that information during a public health crisis can change rapidly.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Their relationship came to a breaking point when another student witnessed them kissing in January 2017.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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Others use it as a breaking point for transformation.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 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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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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Maritime flash points Besides Taiwan, the U.S. and China remain fundamentally at odds over the South China Sea, which Beijing claims almost entirely as its own despite an opposing 2016 international court ruling.—
Brad Dress,
The Hill,
7 Jan. 2025
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The report identified specific flash points, including cross-border water tensions, and said some countries could experience instability, including from straining food and energy systems.—
Somini Sengupta,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Boiling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20point. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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