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 conflict between Brigham Young and Jim Bridger has also been heating up to a boiling point that’s sure to end in violence.
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Relli testified that the bullets grazed his knuckles as the feud reached a boiling point with his childhood friend.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2025
Heat pumps work by moving and compressing fluids that have a very low boiling point.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2024
The tension came to a boiling point in recent weeks when Steel’s campaign sent mailers depicting Tran as a communist sympathizer.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
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Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025
Relli testified that the bullets grazed his knuckles as the feud reached a boiling point with his childhood friend.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2025
Heat pumps work by moving and compressing fluids that have a very low boiling point.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2024
The tension came to a boiling point in recent weeks when Steel’s campaign sent mailers depicting Tran as a communist sympathizer.
—Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for boiling point
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling point
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Financial education equips individuals with the tools to avoid crises and secure long-term stability.—
Dr. Aman Alzubier,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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The off-screen tension was confirmed in December when The New York Times published a bombshell report that accused Baldoni of enlisting the help of a crisis communication firm to wage a social media campaign against Lively.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
19 Feb. 2025
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While out on a business dinner with two potential clients — Jeff is hoping to fill their hotels with his furniture — Shauna hits her breaking point when the clients are less than polite.—
Samantha Highfill,
EW.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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As our feature last month noted, streamers have reeled in their spending after an intense period of spending on original shows and films stretched the market to breaking point.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 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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The move comes after Republican officials ramped up efforts to turn the 2021 order into a partisan flash point ahead of the 2024 election.—
Hansi Lo Wang,
NPR,
20 Jan. 2025
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The plight of the Palestinians will serve as a flash point, a symbol of inequities in the prevailing international order and, in the eyes of many across the developing world, the unfinished work of decolonization.—
Matias Spektor,
Foreign Affairs,
7 Jan. 2025
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