eleventh hours

noun

plural of eleventh hour
as in crossroads
the latest possible time The killer's life was spared at the eleventh hour.

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  1. crossroads
  2. extremities
  3. emergencies
  4. crises
  5. possibilities
  6. climaxes
  7. situations
  8. boiling points
Noun
  • The program meets military medics, corpsmen and service members at the crossroads of their transition, guiding them into professional health programs.
    — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The oil surplus has allowed the US to replenish some of its key inventories – particularly in Cushing, Oklahoma, the pipeline crossroads of America.
    — David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of crossroads
Noun
  • Neither of the first two updates relieved concerns about whether Campbell had movement in his extremities, either.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Lawshe's attorney, Casey White, said the victims' injuries were all to the lower extremities and that should have made a difference in getting his client's charges dropped.
    — Lauren Linder, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of extremities
Noun
  • Police say that this policy is in place due to the high number of false alarms that are reported to the department by alarm systems, which takes away from the department's ability to swiftly respond to real emergencies.
    — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Air pollution rules allow the generators to run during grid emergencies, such as when blackouts are imminent, as well as 50 hours a year for testing.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of emergencies
Noun
  • Howard County officials are recommending major changes to how police and emergency responders handle mental health and disability-related crises following the deadly police shooting of a 25-year-old man with autism.
    — CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Now, pressed to maintain its influence in Pyongyang amid a growing Russian–North Korean security relationship—and with the rest of the world distracted by other geopolitical crises—China has gone silent on the issue.
    — Stephen E. Biegun, Foreign Affairs, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of crises
Noun
  • From birding adventures to cooking classes and splashing about in a trio of swimming pools, the list of possibilities goes on and on.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Privately, baseball agents and executives’ estimates span a wide range of possibilities, from a sub-100-game season, to a late start but no games lost.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of possibilities
Noun
  • The scene comes out of nowhere, as the family are watching The Muppet Show, and climaxes with David having his throat slit.
    — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The pop star’s fourth album explores the cracks between the hits, the climaxes, and the comedowns.
    — Harry Tafoya, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of climaxes
Noun
  • Skattebo racked up 122 yards from scrimmage and two touchdowns, but offensive coordinator Matt Nagy didn’t lean on him in some critical short yardage situations.
    — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Its pricing system potentially exploited situations where customers had fewer alternatives for getting home.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
Definition of situations
Noun
  • 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
Definition of boiling points
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