as in crisis
a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action
when the situation reached the boiling point, the President had no choice but to order out the National Guard
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Recent Examples of boiling point
On a contentious night that saw two superstars get hit by pitches, both dugouts receive umpire warnings, and the Dodgers eventually beat the San Diego Padres 8-6 at Dodger Stadium, tensions reached their boiling point in the bottom of the third inning.
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Tensions between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres reached a boiling point during the top of the ninth inning of the Padres' 5-3 win at Dodger Stadium on Thursday.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
These frustrations reached a boiling point last week.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2025
Differences reached a boiling point in March 2022, when the Storm Water Management Board ordered an administrative hearing.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Tensions between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres reached a boiling point during the top of the ninth inning of the Padres' 5-3 win at Dodger Stadium on Thursday.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2025
These frustrations reached a boiling point last week.
—Henry Gass, Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2025
Differences reached a boiling point in March 2022, when the Storm Water Management Board ordered an administrative hearing.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling point
Noun
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The Carpenters’ involvement has given some Democratic lawmakers the opportunity to address the housing crisis with the blessing of a construction union.—
CalMatters,
Mercury News,
13 July 2025
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Instead of fixing California, Newsom has been busy creating new crises.—
Melissa Melendez,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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The whole family does it, today someone finally had a breaking point.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
12 July 2025
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As a result, the security awareness space is reaching a breaking point.—
Uzair Ahmed,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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These minerals, key to electronic components and batteries, have become a new flash point in trade relations.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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Abrego Garcia became a flash point over President Trump’s immigration policies when he was deported in March to a notorious megaprison in El Salvador.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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“Boiling point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20point. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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