Thesaurus results for BOILING POINTS

boiling points

noun

plural of boiling point

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. — 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

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Johannesburg accounts for roughly 16% of gross domestic product in Africa’s biggest economy, but has struggled for years to provide reliable public services, with regular power and water crises.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
From severe weather and accidents to cyberattacks and tragedies, unfortunately, schools and colleges face crises each year.

— Kimberly Osborne, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of crises

Noun

In January of 2024, at a crossroads of an already long and accomplished professional baseball career, Chris Sale was willing to try something — anything — new.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Still, Malone has jumped right in, even signing a player — former South Dakota center Cameron Fens, who is part of an eligibility suit filed in Tennessee — caught squarely in the crossroads of that uncertainty.

— Brendan Marks, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of crossroads

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Bathrooms have soaking tubs and separate shower areas, rainforest shower heads, lighted make-up mirrors, and plush robes.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Sep. 2026
When a Black professor suggests that the protesting students are infringing on their classmates’ right to use shared areas, her white counterparts shake their heads in disgust for her refusal to capitulate to progressive groupthink.

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

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