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
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.
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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
Around the end of 2008, the year before Montana opened its first gray wolf-hunting season, animus against the predators reached a boiling point.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
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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
Around the end of 2008, the year before Montana opened its first gray wolf-hunting season, animus against the predators reached a boiling point.
—Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling point
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The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce released a comprehensive binational report Wednesday outlining a five-pillar strategy to address the Tijuana River contamination crisis, a problem that has plagued South San Diego County communities for decades.—
Walker Armstrong,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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The conflict, which has raged on despite a truce brokered by the United States and Qatar, has sparked a huge humanitarian crisis, with at least 7 million people displaced.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Mar. 2026
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Even before Tuesday’s high-stakes meeting between Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth and Anthropic over how the US government can use the AI company’s technology, the relationship between the two had hit a breaking point.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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What was the breaking point in both of those relationships?—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 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,
11 Mar. 2026
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Three glide bombs struck the center of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing four people, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, said Tuesday.—
HANNA ARHIROVA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 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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Another blow in a broader battle The Kansas law is a flash point in the ongoing battle across the country for legal recognition of trans and nonbinary people’s existence.—
Noelle Martin,
The Conversation,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Boiling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20point. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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