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
Public frustration over the district’s academic performance reached a boiling point in August 2024, when Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker spoke at a school board meeting, saying the district’s poor performance was hampering students’ opportunities after high school.
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Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
This happened because the water vapor created a cushion on the surface far above the boiling point, allowing water to glide.
—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
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Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
This happened because the water vapor created a cushion on the surface far above the boiling point, allowing water to glide.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling point
Noun
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South Korea still plans to phase out use of coal, but the recent moves could outlast the crisis, Kim said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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The carrier recently parked 20 aircraft in Teruel Airport in Spain, a site typically used for long-term storage in crisis periods like the Covid-19 pandemic.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Mar. 2026
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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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One such affair claimed an extra life when the executioner’s son ascended the scaffold to brandish a head, lost his footing, and fell to his death.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 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,
1 Apr. 2026
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In the years since, gun control has continued to be a flash point, but there have been moves in the right direction.—
Kamye Hugley,
Sun Sentinel,
22 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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“Boiling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20point. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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