as in crises
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 points
The intense temperature and pressure of the impact heated the moon's crust and mantle so much that many of the volatile elements present (volatiles are elements with low boiling points), including potassium, evaporated and escaped into space.
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Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Thermodynamics drives selective recovery The researchers hypothesized that FJH combined with chlorine gas could exploit differences in Gibbs free energy and boiling points to selectively remove non-REE elements from magnet waste.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Curio’s process is a dry electrochemical and pyroprocessing system, using heat and chemical reactions to separate isotopes and fission products, thanks to the materials’ different boiling points and weights.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Thermodynamics drives selective recovery The researchers hypothesized that FJH combined with chlorine gas could exploit differences in Gibbs free energy and boiling points to selectively remove non-REE elements from magnet waste.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Curio’s process is a dry electrochemical and pyroprocessing system, using heat and chemical reactions to separate isotopes and fission products, thanks to the materials’ different boiling points and weights.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling points
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Horrible things happen all the time, crises and catastrophes that defy language and imagination.—
Karen Valby,
Vanity Fair,
16 June 2026
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So how does one put these two crises in alignment?—
Elizabeth Fazzare,
Architectural Digest,
16 June 2026
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Trade and cultural exchanges became more fluid, encouraging the emergence of a Mediterranean civilization at the crossroads of West and East.—
Roberto Prieto,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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At the crossroads the right thing can look like the wrong thing and the wrong thing can look like the right thing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
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The context for Xi’s remarks was a potential war between China and the United States over Taiwan, and the urgency to tamp down flash points.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
17 May 2026
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Despite the focus on the Middle East, the leaders took up major regional flash points, including the South China Sea territorial disputes involving Beijing, a five-year civil war in Myanmar and a recent border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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The proposal, covering more than 160 commercial parcels and nearly $7 million in services over five years, heads to City Hall as residents demand clarity on who will benefit.—
Alejandra Molina,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Shower heads, curtains, and liners should be cleaned every month or two, depending on how often your shower is used.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
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“Boiling points.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20points. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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