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
For example, the two reporters are no longer willing to imagine Musk and Trump reaching a breaking point, even as the president takes actions that could hurt Tesla.
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Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Daniel: That moment occurred on the eve of the American Revolution at a time when tensions between the colonists and the crown were at a breaking point.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Magellan Limited/Atlantic Productions The Titanic Digital Twin shows the boilers in the hull at the breaking point of the ship.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
The tension in the Indo-Pacific is nearing a breaking point.
—Arthur Herman, National Review, 3 Apr. 2025
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Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Daniel: That moment occurred on the eve of the American Revolution at a time when tensions between the colonists and the crown were at a breaking point.
—Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Magellan Limited/Atlantic Productions The Titanic Digital Twin shows the boilers in the hull at the breaking point of the ship.
—ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
The tension in the Indo-Pacific is nearing a breaking point.
—Arthur Herman, National Review, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaking point
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President Donald Trump has highlighted fentanyl overdoses as a public health crisis and national emergency, and repeatedly criticized both Canada and Mexico for not doing enough to stop cross-border drug sales to American consumers.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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BritBox International has become something of an unlikely savior of the UK drama industry of late amid the co-pro crisis and the streamer has now swooped in for one of the BBC’s biggest upcoming series.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
14 May 2025
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Their relationship reportedly came to a boiling point when Gacy was 20 years old.—
Andrew Nodell,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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The tensions have further reached a boiling point, with India and Pakistan trading missile strikes across Wednesday and Thursday.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
8 May 2025
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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Grant was unarmed, and that incident, which a number of people recorded on their cellphones, became a political flash point.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
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The case of Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man from El Salvador, has become a flash point in Trump’s deportation efforts.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Breaking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaking%20point. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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