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
This happened because the water vapor created a cushion on the surface far above the boiling point, allowing water to glide.
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
As the feud between Anthropic and the Department of Defense (DOD) has reached a boiling point, the AI firm has refused to budge on lifting restrictions on two issues — mass surveillance and lethal autonomous weapons.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2026
Over the last week, tensions between the Pentagon and artificial intelligence giant Anthropic have reached a boiling point.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
These tensions reportedly reached a boiling point last week when, by its own admission, the BNRA fatally shot a PDF fighter in a dispute over a weapon.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 3 Mar. 2026
As the feud between Anthropic and the Department of Defense (DOD) has reached a boiling point, the AI firm has refused to budge on lifting restrictions on two issues — mass surveillance and lethal autonomous weapons.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 27 Feb. 2026
Over the last week, tensions between the Pentagon and artificial intelligence giant Anthropic have reached a boiling point.
—Jared Perlo, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
These tensions reportedly reached a boiling point last week when, by its own admission, the BNRA fatally shot a PDF fighter in a dispute over a weapon.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling point
Noun
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The move aggravated the country's existing energy crises and triggered widespread fuel shortages.—
Joe Walsh,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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At some point the bank account will be empty, and we'll be left with a crisis in which there isn't enough to go around.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
18 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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For English club teams and the national side, there is a sense that players are at breaking point.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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The series of attacks comes after Israel killed Larijani, the head of the country’s Supreme National Security Council, and Gholamreza Soleimani, the leader of a powerful militia aligned with the IRGC, in deadly airstrikes on Tuesday.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
18 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,
18 Mar. 2026
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Artificial intelligence — which has been a flash point among creatives in Hollywood — has also been a talking point among the academy and its members.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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The arrest became a flash point during his Forget Tomorrow World Tour.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Boiling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20point. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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