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as in volcano
a potentially explosive place or situation
that troubled region remains one of the world's most dangerous flash points
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as in crisis
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
tensions between the two longtime adversaries were at a flash point
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Recent Examples of flash point
This is just the latest flash point in a controversial career for Suárez.
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The union will also be looking to address health and pension issues, a flash point ever since thousands of retirees were kicked off the health plan in 2020, as well as protections against artificial intelligence.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Inflation has become a political flash point nationwide as debate intensifies over new trade policies and interest rates.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
Those efforts are now critical as AI and semiconductors become geopolitical flash points.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
The union will also be looking to address health and pension issues, a flash point ever since thousands of retirees were kicked off the health plan in 2020, as well as protections against artificial intelligence.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
Inflation has become a political flash point nationwide as debate intensifies over new trade policies and interest rates.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 12 Aug. 2025
Those efforts are now critical as AI and semiconductors become geopolitical flash points.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flash point
Noun
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Sip wine atop a Sicilian volcano in Italy?—
Mary Curry,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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At one point, Atsu climbs its range and skirts along the mouth of the dormant volcano, which spreads like an impossibly massive maw in every direction (Yōtei is pushing the limits of draw-distance tech).—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Is this a particularly bad week, filled with normal crises at an abnormal pace, or is there some sort of grand conspiracy connecting each bizarre emergency?—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the late 1830s, as a devastating financial crisis bankrupted antislavery societies across the North, the movement seemed splintered and powerless to keep up its petition pressure campaign.—
Time,
Time,
24 Sep. 2025
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Ignoring deforestation is a ticking time bomb for coffee companies, which stand to see production decrease and prices increase in an increasingly hot and dry world.—
Marianne Krasny,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Appointing Mandelson was a time bomb, and the prime minister planted it.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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Has this finally reached a boiling point?—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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His administration’s relationship with the media has reached a boiling point.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Sep. 2025
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Cooke’s granddaughter, Nicole Cooke-Johnson, saw the project as both deeply personal and part of her ongoing work as the head of his estate.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
24 Sep. 2025
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Intuition guided many of my decisions, often informed by clear references in my head from my own family history.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Season 3 was the series’ most volatile yet, with every storyline pulled taut to the breaking point.—
JP Mangalindan,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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That line of questioning pushed the woman past her breaking point.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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That’s when Canales and Idzik will likely test him in crunch time.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Sep. 2025
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In crunch time, Minnesota finally took a one-point lead on a jumper from Napheesa Collier that silenced the Ballhall faithful.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Flash point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flash%20point. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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