breaking point
noun
1
: the point at which a person gives way under stress
2
: the point at which a situation becomes critical
3
: the point at which something loses force or validity
stretch the rules to the breaking point
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tensions between the two nations had risen to the breaking point
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Financial uncertainties, health anxieties and the pressures of remote work and childcare in cramped living spaces pushed many marriages to the breaking point.
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Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Their relationship hit a breaking point at the end of episode 11, where Ramses and Marissa had a conversation about their future and Ramses' concerns about getting married again.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
But in Gaza, where medical resources are already stretched to the breaking point, even basic rehabilitation services remain out of reach.
—Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
All About Kim Garfunkel In the 2024 documentary In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, Simon recalled that Garfunkel's role in 1970's Catch-22 was a breaking point in their relationship.
—Shyla Watson, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 17 Dec. 2024
Their relationship hit a breaking point at the end of episode 11, where Ramses and Marissa had a conversation about their future and Ramses' concerns about getting married again.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
But in Gaza, where medical resources are already stretched to the breaking point, even basic rehabilitation services remain out of reach.
—Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2024
All About Kim Garfunkel In the 2024 documentary In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon, Simon recalled that Garfunkel's role in 1970's Catch-22 was a breaking point in their relationship.
—Shyla Watson, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for breaking point
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“Breaking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/breaking%20point. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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