boiling points

noun

plural of boiling point
as in crises
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 points The intense temperature and pressure of the impact heated the moon's crust and mantle so much that many of the volatile elements present (volatiles are elements with low boiling points), including potassium, evaporated and escaped into space. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 23 Jan. 2026 Thermodynamics drives selective recovery The researchers hypothesized that FJH combined with chlorine gas could exploit differences in Gibbs free energy and boiling points to selectively remove non-REE elements from magnet waste. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025 Curio’s process is a dry electrochemical and pyroprocessing system, using heat and chemical reactions to separate isotopes and fission products, thanks to the materials’ different boiling points and weights. — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for boiling points
  1. crises
  2. crossroads
  3. flash points
  4. heads
Noun
  • Washington — Senate Democrats demanded answers Wednesday about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, following reports of food shortages, broken plumbing and mental health crises during the aircraft carrier's record-setting deployment.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Companies must ask what successors aren't ready for and what's being done *now* to prepare them, ensuring a strong leadership bench and avoiding costly crises.
    — Roberta Matuson, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of crises
Noun
  • By 2004, Michael, Magic and Bird had officially hung up their sneakers, and the NBA was failing during its critical crossroads.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Hilton argued that California is at a crossroads, pointing to residents and businesses moving out of the state.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of crossroads
Noun
  • And it’s been one of the country’s most visible flash points in the race to build new critical-mineral mines.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Kashmir remains one of the world’s most contentious geopolitical flash points.
    — Peter Dziedzic, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
Definition of flash points
Noun
  • For now, his dream to referee at a men’s World Cup must wait until 2030 at the earliest when the tournament heads to Spain, Portugal and Morocco.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Trump frequently posts official government announcements exclusively on Truth Social, including military attacks and ceasefires, the hiring and firing of agency heads, and major domestic policies, the lawsuit said.
    — Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of heads

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“Boiling points.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boiling%20points. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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