Thesaurus results for BOILING POINT

boiling point

noun

Definition of boiling point

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 Things came to a boiling point in the finale at a Halloween party thrown by Brittany Cartwright at her house. — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026 Zilisch’s exasperation reached a boiling point last week at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 That competition is about to reach its boiling point this week. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 The sequence was the boiling point of a maddening, inexplicable few days in Minnesota. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 19 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for boiling point

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For Maslanka, their response meant more than simply surviving a medical crisis.

— Robbie Owens, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
Saturday’s attack comes as casualties surge in Yemen, where the years long conflict has dragged the country into a severe humanitarian crisis.

— Clarissa Ward, CNN Money, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of crisis

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After Gabrielle scored the tie-breaking point, Mandel announced her as the show’s first-ever winner.

— Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026
This time around, traders often cite the booming (and opaque) private credit market and AI datacenter plans funded too much by debt — some of it off balance sheet — as likely breaking points.

— Sean Conlon, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of breaking point

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The win was the 200th for coach Guy Gardner, the Sea Kings’ head coach since 2009, and afterward his players sang happy birthday to senior wide receiver and defensive back Kevin Owens — a testament to how close knit the team has grown.

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
Ayala also allegedly kicked her 17-month-old daughter, causing the child to hit her head on a baby gate, AZ Family reported, citing court documents.

— Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2026

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Yet another campaign flash point was Police Chief Jim McDonnell, who was appointed by Bass to run the LAPD in 2024.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Her vote for his Supreme Court justices became a major flash point, as did her votes on last year’s GOP tax law and the war in Iran.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026

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