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
  • Obsession follows a socially awkward young man named Bear, who finds himself at a crossroads when his wish to win the heart of his longtime crush takes on frighteningly possessive consequences.
    — Mariam Bagdady, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2026
  • This year’s event arrives amid surging hopes but lingering anxieties for an African industry at a crossroads.
    — Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of crossroads
Noun
  • Lanning said after the game that Moore had movement in all of his extremities while at the hospital.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Coach Dan Quinn said afterward that Chenal was at the hospital and had feeling in his extremities.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of extremities
Noun
  • Lewbel says that, by the end of 2026, the company's law enforcement customers will be required to use case codes for searches, with exceptions for emergencies, and a tool that flags unusual searches for agency administrators.
    — Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The school system has added staff in support of this approach, while simultaneously banning school police officers from campus except in emergencies and sharply reducing the size of the school police force.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of emergencies
Noun
  • When the previous coalition came to power in 2025, Bolojan was sworn in with the aim of ending one of Romania’s worst political crises in its post-Communist history and reducing a massive budget deficit.
    — Stephen McGrath, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The report concludes that resilience must become a core strategic priority rather than a reactive response to crises.
    — Mitch New, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of crises
Noun
  • Ten years later, that belief remains the same, but the possibilities around those stories have become much bigger.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
  • One consideration is opening additional stores, Cenci said, citing Miami, residential areas beyond downtown Rome, Spain, and the Middle East, if conflicts there end, as possibilities.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of possibilities
Noun
  • The Mannings’ mission climaxes with Rudd and Hathaway coaching them out of the building before Goodell and his security staff catch them.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
  • As the drama with Salt Lake City climaxes, the rest of the Girls Trip women start to wonder if there’s more to the story than Lisa let on.
    — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of climaxes
Noun
  • The 49ers have played from ahead in each of their three games, minimizing obvious passing situations and third-and-longs.
    — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • These features can automatically lock your phone in certain situations or require biometric authentication before sensitive account changes are made.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 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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“Eleventh hours.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eleventh%20hours. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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