Thesaurus results for ELEVENTH HOUR

eleventh hour

noun

Definition of eleventh hour

as in crisis

the latest possible time The killer's life was spared at the eleventh hour.

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Recent Examples of eleventh hour The following year the company was forced to cut 8% of its global workforce, amounting to around 1,400 jobs, and shut down or dispose of a number of games studios, after claiming a $2 billion deal with an international entity had fallen through at the eleventh hour. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 20 May 2026 The Board also addressed an eleventh hour financial reprieve from a donor, which will be able to keep Roycemore open through the end of the academic year. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026 The ultimate scene packs a punch here — without spoiling things, Abigail Onwunali is particularly powerful in a role that Wilson saves till the eleventh hour, and Boone goes to places at once frightening and devastating. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026 After all, there are so many things to paint in a kitchen, from cabinets to walls to trim, and making a painting mistake after everything is installed in the kitchen can ruin the final look in the eleventh hour. — Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for eleventh hour

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Noun

Bass said that the Lineage crisis is an environmental justice issue and highlights the health risks communities of color are disproportionately exposed to.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Singleton’s leadership was tested during the 2008 financial crisis and Great Recession, and again during the COVID pandemic.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Definition of crisis

Noun

Office of Civil Defense deputy administrator Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said about 11,000 villagers moved to 77 emergency shelters mostly in southern Philippine provinces in recent days due to the stormy weather.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Two years later, a fall resulted in an emergency brain surgery that left her legally blind.

— Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026

Definition of emergency

Noun

These shorts deliberately restrict blood flow from the lower extremities, causing veins to bulge as blood pools.

— Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 12 July 2026
The neat critical narrative is that MUSIC’s untouchable extremity knocked rage unconscious, both with its glass-shattering production and zeitgeist-engulfing sprawl.

— Eli Enis, Pitchfork, 9 July 2026

Definition of extremity

Noun

The possibility of disruptions to oil flows via the Strait of Hormuz, however, might not entirely be discounted, which could complicate energy supply calculus.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Efraín Juárez, then the coach of Pumas, was asked about the possibility of his team ending a long title drought.

— Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Definition of possibility

Noun

Then, as the frenzied funeral events reached their climax, US bombs and missiles struck across the country in retaliation at Iranian strikes on civilian shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

— Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
Such frustration is understandable, given the collective hopes for a spectacular sporting climax were dashed.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 July 2026

Definition of climax

Noun

Lamine Yamal also complained about the readaptation exercises he was given after suffering a groin injury, but the situation blew up when Raphinha suffered multiple setbacks from a hamstring injury in October.

— Pol Ballús, New York Times, 10 July 2026
Wars and greenhouse gases The greenhouse gas emissions generated by the war add yet another dimension to an already grave situation.

— Sarah Yerkes, Time, 10 July 2026

Definition of situation

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Its shuttering, alongside other long-standing landmarks like Taix restaurant, underscores Echo Park’s growing tension between new development and preserving neighborhood character.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
The landmarks can refer to the arrest location or a place near the arrest.

— Mathew Miranda July 9, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

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