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
  • Rapid technology evolution is unavoidable, and every day will bring a new tool and another crossroads.
    — Dani Mariano, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • One year and one week later, the Cincinnati Reds selected Gausman off waivers as his career reached a crossroads.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of crossroads
Noun
  • Pain, numbness or tingling in the lower extremities can point to an orthopedic issue, but the same sensations can also signal prostate cancer that has spread.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Police said the victims sustained gunshot wounds primarily to their extremities, including their arms and legs.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of extremities
Noun
  • The Wan Chun drill simulates the evacuation of Taiwan’s leader to a safe place in the event of war or other emergencies.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The role combines high-impact work with predictable hours and less exposure to sales quotas, revenue targets and after-hours emergencies.
    — Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of emergencies
Noun
  • Washington — Senate Democrats demanded answers Wednesday about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, following reports of food shortages, broken plumbing and mental health crises during the aircraft carrier's record-setting deployment.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Companies must ask what successors aren't ready for and what's being done *now* to prepare them, ensuring a strong leadership bench and avoiding costly crises.
    — Roberta Matuson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of crises
Noun
  • Lenae’s vocals have always been fluid; widening her repertoire just unlocks more melodic possibilities.
    — Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 7 Aug. 2026
  • By letting labs explore far more possibilities, AI raises the odds of finding the next breakthrough.
    — Harry Booth, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of possibilities
Noun
  • Each concert climaxes with Pinkerton’s sword fight against the Rat Reaperess, leading to the singer’s inevitable defeat.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 June 2026
  • Chases and weird extraterrestrial stuff abounds, leading to one of Spielberg's most gripping climaxes ever.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 June 2026
Definition of climaxes
Noun
  • Both Europe and North America are now beginning to see similar situations without—as yet—the armed conflict.
    — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Varland — who entered 24-for-24 in save situations this season — was almost the bare minimum necessary to leave the yard.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 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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