as in crossroads
the latest possible time
The killer's life was spared at the eleventh hour.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eleventh hours
Noun
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Montiel sees further growth potential by turning Cádiz into a true crossroads for the global series.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Both Grimes and his former head coach have found themselves at career crossroads this offseason.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
Noun
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As blood is draining from your head down to your lower extremities, your body is going to help push it back up.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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Even short periods of convalescence, from one to three days, increase the likelihood of a condition called deep venous thrombosis, which can cause clots to break loose in the extremities and travel through the bloodstream, passing through the heart and lodging in the lungs.—
Paul Sisson,
Mercury News,
8 Sep. 2025
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Concerns that safe storage renders guns insufficiently accessible during emergencies is valid, experts told CNN in a 2021 report.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Because the volunteers in these positions aren’t paid, they aren’t required to respond to emergencies.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Sep. 2025
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Psychiatric hospitals — increasingly owned by for-profit corporations — are illegally turning away patients during crises.—
Eli Cahan,
ProPublica,
23 Sep. 2025
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The program hoped to reduce crises.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Beyond the brand’s standard assortment and customization possibilities, twice a year the company offers seasonal launches with on-trend cuts, colors and shapes.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
23 Sep. 2025
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Stay organized, remain persistent, and keep an open mind about different possibilities.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Joaquin Temes As Argentina's midterm electoral campaign reaches its second and third climaxes, the number of scandalous corruption accusations aimed at the highest echelons of national politics is surging.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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There’s a reason the picture has that title, in other words, and that idea finds a more direct correlation in the finale, which gives us one of the more grotesquely funny climaxes in recent horror.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
8 Aug. 2025
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Beleaguered American chipmaker Intel is finding itself in slightly less prickly situations lately.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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But while their situations differ, all three deny wrongdoing, and each has evidence to back their claims, including documents suggesting Cook told her lender one property was a vacation home, not a primary residence.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Curio’s process is a dry electrochemical and pyroprocessing system, using heat and chemical reactions to separate isotopes and fission products, thanks to the materials’ different boiling points and weights.—
John Koetsier,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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During this process, the propellants will need to be kept well below their boiling points.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Aug. 2025
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