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
The situation hit its boiling point when nearly 500 Cubans disembarked in the Dry Tortugas National Park, a group of remote islands about 70 miles west of Key West, over the December 2022 New Year’s weekend.
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
The latest shooting further raised tensions that have been at a boiling point in the Twin Cities since another ICE agent shot and killed unarmed Minneapolis motorist Renee Nicole Good last week.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
The fight over horse racing tracks’ right to legally install slot-machine-like terminals in their facilities to allow betting on past races hit the boiling point on Thursday when Santa Anita installed 26 Racing on Demand machines at the track on the ground floor of the grandstand.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2026
When Ana’s mom starts transforming into a bug, their codependent relationship reaches its boiling point.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
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Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2026
The latest shooting further raised tensions that have been at a boiling point in the Twin Cities since another ICE agent shot and killed unarmed Minneapolis motorist Renee Nicole Good last week.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
The fight over horse racing tracks’ right to legally install slot-machine-like terminals in their facilities to allow betting on past races hit the boiling point on Thursday when Santa Anita installed 26 Racing on Demand machines at the track on the ground floor of the grandstand.
—John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2026
When Ana’s mom starts transforming into a bug, their codependent relationship reaches its boiling point.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling point
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Why Cyber Resilience Must Be Built In True cyber resilience is not about reacting better after a crisis.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Han, who was appointed by Yoon, served as one of the three caretaker leaders during the martial law crisis that led to Yoon's impeachment and eventually his removal from office.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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The breaking point came two months earlier, when her sister-in-law called in a panic with a childcare request.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
29 Dec. 2025
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Moms are being pushed to their breaking point, a new USA TODAY/Peacock survey shows.—
Sam Woodward,
USA Today,
12 Dec. 2025
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The six-time Super Bowl champion head coach fell short of the 40 out of 50 votes needed for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Jan. 2026
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Former Indianapolis Colts and Carolina Panthers head coach Frank Reich is considered a top candidate for the job, according to league and team sources.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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But, of course, schools were a frequent flash point during Emanuel’s mayoral tenure.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Jan. 2026
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Taxes can often represent a flash point between a government and its people.—
Kent Jones,
The Conversation,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Boiling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20point. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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