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
Another eruption in August of 1992 heated a small lake in the mountain's crater to the boiling point.
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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
The feud between Marlon Wayans and Soulja Boy may have reached its boiling point.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Nearly 35 years after creating Deadpool, Rob Liefeld has reached his boiling point with Marvel.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
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The Stonewall riots erupted as the gay rights movement of the 1960s was building momentum across the United States and frustrations were reaching a boiling point.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boiling point
Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2025
The feud between Marlon Wayans and Soulja Boy may have reached its boiling point.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Nearly 35 years after creating Deadpool, Rob Liefeld has reached his boiling point with Marvel.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 8 Feb. 2025
Related article Two transgender girls sue to challenge Trump’s executive order banning them from girls’ school sports
The Stonewall riots erupted as the gay rights movement of the 1960s was building momentum across the United States and frustrations were reaching a boiling point.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 13 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boiling point
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling point
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As the government scrambles, President Evelyn Mitchell (Angela Bassett) enlists former President George Mullen (Robert De Niro) to lead a crisis response team dubbed the Zero Day Commission.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
4 Mar. 2025
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The agency, along with the region’s other transit agencies, is facing a looming financial crisis once federal COVID-19 relief funding runs out in 2026 and has been pushing for more public money.—
Sarah Freishtat,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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Shut inside her New Jersey home, Mckinney hit a breaking point.—
Leah Asmelash,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
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When the show begins, his firm is at a breaking point.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
25 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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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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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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And nearly a third of these counties settled their races by just over a point, meaning real estate woes turned these counties into political flash points.—
Jasmine Cui,
NBC News,
10 Nov. 2024
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“Boiling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20point. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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