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
Driving the news: After campuses reached a boiling point over Israel-Hamas war protests in the spring and several presidents resigned, colleges across the country are embracing neutrality.
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Erica Pandey, Axios, 15 Sep. 2024
Attention on the dancers’ protests reached a boiling point Monday when more than 200 dancers refused to continue in their rehearsal along the sides of the historic River Seine, where the opening ceremony will take place.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
However, tensions within the family reached a boiling point when Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley) made a bold move by publicly calling for his father's impeachment.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Islanders have been dealing with economic turmoil stemming from a financial crisis that reached its boiling point in 2015, when Puerto Rico accumulated about $72 billion in public debt — yet, unlike other U.S. jurisdictions, couldn't legally file for bankruptcy.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Erica Pandey, Axios, 15 Sep. 2024
Attention on the dancers’ protests reached a boiling point Monday when more than 200 dancers refused to continue in their rehearsal along the sides of the historic River Seine, where the opening ceremony will take place.
—Mark Puleo, The Athletic, 24 July 2024
However, tensions within the family reached a boiling point when Jamie Dutton (Wes Bentley) made a bold move by publicly calling for his father's impeachment.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Islanders have been dealing with economic turmoil stemming from a financial crisis that reached its boiling point in 2015, when Puerto Rico accumulated about $72 billion in public debt — yet, unlike other U.S. jurisdictions, couldn't legally file for bankruptcy.
—Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling point
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Keep The Focus On Growth And Distraction From Crisis Don’t get stuck on the crisis.Vera Petryk, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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The perspectives of a number of victims and their families will alternate with the heroic work of two paediatricians, attempting to explain and stem the epidemic, and those responsible for managing the crisis.John Hopewell, Variety, 2 Dec. 2024
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Naturally, just about everything goes wrong, with Clark reaching his breaking point when his year-end bonus doesn't materialize.EW.com, EW.com, 30 Nov. 2024
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In this excerpt, Friedman describes how Megadeth’s waning success at the time compounded his stress to a breaking point.Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Nov. 2024
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.John Roach, NOLA.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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Among the flash points driving Christians into Republican arms were federal court rulings supporting and IRS policy to deny tax exemptions to segregationist schools.Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
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Many flash points remain along the border and could be reactivated at any time by Xi’s aggressive regime.Harsh V. Pant, Foreign Affairs, 14 Nov. 2024
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