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
Domestic tensions could reach a boiling point today.
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Usa Today, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Tensions reached a boiling point this January, when Laurence des Cars, the Louvre's president-director, sent a letter to France's culture minister outlining issues of concern - which was leaked to the press.
—NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
But the bad days have been plentiful, and the boiling point was predictable.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Tensions between Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and the Navajo Nation Council are reaching a boiling point after Nygren appointed an interim Controller — twice — to replace the one who resigned.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
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Usa Today, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
Tensions reached a boiling point this January, when Laurence des Cars, the Louvre's president-director, sent a letter to France's culture minister outlining issues of concern - which was leaked to the press.
—NPR, 20 Oct. 2025
But the bad days have been plentiful, and the boiling point was predictable.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Tensions between Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren and the Navajo Nation Council are reaching a boiling point after Nygren appointed an interim Controller — twice — to replace the one who resigned.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, AZCentral.com, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for boiling point
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling point
Noun
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Over the past decade and a half, millions from the Middle East, North Africa, sub-Saharan Africa, and South Asia arrived amid successive crises in Syria, Libya, Afghanistan, and beyond.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Of course, 2008 was the start of the subprime mortgage crisis, which led to the Great Recession and housing crash, when the market was flooded with distressed homes, giving buyers all the power.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Homelessness in California—and across America—has reached a breaking point.—
Michele Steeb,
Oc Register,
29 Oct. 2025
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The tension first reached a breaking point years earlier when her sister severed ties with their dad’s extended family.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
19 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Several districts in Kyiv were hit in the attack and an emergency medical aid worker was among those killed, according to Kyiv City Military Administration head Tymur Tkachenko.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Harris said that dynamic reflects how education has become a flash point for national politics.—
Nora O'Neill,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Nov. 2025
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The already tense relations between Condé Nast and the union representing many of its editorial workers hit a new flash point this week.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Boiling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20point. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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