Thesaurus results for ZERO HOUR

zero hour

noun

as in crisis

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action we're at the zero hour, so someone has to make a decision

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Recent Examples of zero hour Nevertheless, this is an improvement on the zero hours that (many) men were doing 50 years ago. —

Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2025 The zero hour show begins at 1 p.m. ET and the main matches begin at 3 p.m. ET. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 12 July 2025 The King video marked the zero hour for new forms of activism using cameras. —

Will Potter july 7, Literary Hub, 7 July 2025 She's stopped, however, when Derringer and Clarke burst in at the zero hour, giving impassioned speeches about the importance of the alliance. —

Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 July 2025 The course will feature the same curriculum as other PE courses, East Aurora High School Principal Jennifer Mitchell said at a curriculum meeting in May, but will be offered during zero hour for the first time next year. —

Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2025 Fighting, however, continued up to the zero hour, with Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon far into the night. —

Scott Neuman, NPR, 27 Nov. 2024 English learners can attend a specialized class for learning to speak and write can be accomplished with a before-school (zero hour) or after-school period. —

Madeleine Parrish, The Arizona Republic, 8 Oct. 2024 When zero hour arrived, on a muggy Thursday afternoon, her manner was one of resigned acquiescence. —

Ned Zeman, Outside, 14 Nov. 2021

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Noun

Iran is China’s largest trading partner in the Middle East, but China’s diverse energy sources have shielded it from the heavy economic toll and energy crisis that the war has caused for other countries in East Asia.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 23 Apr. 2026
In an indication this might not be a crisis after all, neither Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and Giants manager Tony Vitello was asked about it during their respective pregame interview sessions Wednesday.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026