Thesaurus results for BREAKING POINT

breaking point

noun

Definition of breaking point

as in crisis

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action tensions between the two nations had risen to the breaking point

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Recent Examples of breaking point John Furner, the CEO of Walmart, says that even wealthier shoppers are going to the budget grocery chain as high prices stretch family finances to a breaking point. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 June 2026 In 1973 the strained relationship between Kemper and his mother reached a breaking point. — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 June 2026 Hugh Jackman has reportedly reached his breaking point with the ongoing drama surrounding his split from ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 1 June 2026 What's the price increase breaking point for shoppers? — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for breaking point

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The climate crisis is making certain types of extreme weather events both more frequent and more severe.

— Chris Boyette, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
State health authorities who have been fighting the opioid crisis for decades are still surprised by the drop, said Evan Gumas, a senior research associate at the Commonwealth Fund.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of crisis

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Mayflies hovering around our heads were bound to attract bats, and bats creep me out.

— Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
Sunderland were, according to Transfermarkt, the division’s lowest spenders at £66million, but that lower turnover helped preserve the tactical identity implemented by head coach Regis Le Bris last season.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026