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
Inside these trains, natural gas is purified and cooled to about –260 degrees Fahrenheit (–162 degrees Celsius), below the boiling point of methane.
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Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026
For many in the sport, frustrations are at an all-time boiling point.
—Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
And despite being the first team in NFL history to lose seven straight games then win seven in a row, the tensions in the locker room would reach a boiling point after the Dolphins’ 34-3 loss to the Tennessee Titans that effectively eliminated them from the playoffs.
—Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Newsom’s frustration reached a boiling point over claims about the state’s response to the Los Angeles wildfires last year.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2026
For many in the sport, frustrations are at an all-time boiling point.
—Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
And despite being the first team in NFL history to lose seven straight games then win seven in a row, the tensions in the locker room would reach a boiling point after the Dolphins’ 34-3 loss to the Tennessee Titans that effectively eliminated them from the playoffs.
—Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
Newsom’s frustration reached a boiling point over claims about the state’s response to the Los Angeles wildfires last year.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling point
Noun
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Since the pandemic, South Florida’s housing crisis has only exacerbated the issue at already overwhelmed animal shelters.—
Amanda Rosa
April 9,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2026
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Concurrently, mental-health crises among teens have become legion.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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That new evidence was the breaking point for Disney, and one wonders if that’ll reverberate through the ailing Bachelor franchise, which was supposed to have a fresh new star in Paul from one of Disney’s more recently popular reality series.—
Savannah Salazar,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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Separate research has shown that half of workers are at breaking point right now.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
13 Mar. 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,
8 Apr. 2026
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Gets drilled up high in the wrist his second at-bat and then third one takes a good swing and then throws the next one head-high.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The Salvadoran national’s case has become a flash point in immigration debates after he was mistakenly deported last year and forcibly brought back.—
Travis Loller,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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Lebanon becomes the flash point The single biggest point of contention, and now the most violent, is Lebanon.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
8 Apr. 2026
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“Boiling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20point. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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