BREAKING POINTS Synonyms: 44 Similar Words

breaking points

noun

plural of breaking point

as in crises

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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My mother went through very severe emotional crises, and my father struggled with alcohol.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 13 July 2026
Stingley had experienced similar mental health crises before, and was prescribed psychiatric medication, the lawsuit said.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2026

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Given Syria’s location at the crossroads of Asia, Europe and the Middle East, organizers see the event as a chance to reconnect the country with regional and global supply chains and reestablish it as a competitive manufacturing hub.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 16 July 2026
Sheikh Hamad, who stepped down in June 2013 after 18 years as emir, was the architect of energy-rich Qatar’s ambitions that transformed it into an international crossroads in less than a generation.

— Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

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The intense temperature and pressure of the impact heated the moon's crust and mantle so much that many of the volatile elements present (volatiles are elements with low boiling points), including potassium, evaporated and escaped into space.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Thermodynamics drives selective recovery The researchers hypothesized that FJH combined with chlorine gas could exploit differences in Gibbs free energy and boiling points to selectively remove non-REE elements from magnet waste.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025

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And to do that, the Hurricanes are blocking out the noise, putting their heads down and getting to work.

— Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Because of that commonality and because produce has been behind some past cyclospora outbreaks, Michigan officials advised consumers to buy whole heads of lettuce, discard the outer layers and thoroughly wash what is left.

— Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 15 July 2026

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The context for Xi’s remarks was a potential war between China and the United States over Taiwan, and the urgency to tamp down flash points.

— Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 17 May 2026
Despite the focus on the Middle East, the leaders took up major regional flash points, including the South China Sea territorial disputes involving Beijing, a five-year civil war in Myanmar and a recent border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia.

— Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026

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