Thesaurus results for BREAKING POINT

breaking point

noun

Definition of breaking point

as in crisis

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action tensions between the two nations had risen to the breaking point

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Recent Examples of breaking point John Furner, the CEO of Walmart, says that even wealthier shoppers are going to the budget grocery chain as high prices stretch family finances to a breaking point. — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 June 2026 In 1973 the strained relationship between Kemper and his mother reached a breaking point. — Nick Tabor, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 June 2026 Hugh Jackman has reportedly reached his breaking point with the ongoing drama surrounding his split from ex-wife Deborra-Lee Furness. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 1 June 2026 What's the price increase breaking point for shoppers? — Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for breaking point

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But traffic is still far below the more than 700 transits seen in a typical week before the crisis, Lloyd’s List said.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
The seven-year conflict helped create one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises.

— Sophia Saifi, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

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As QAnon conspiracy theories took hold with people from around the world and tensions around policies to prevent the spread of Covid reached a boiling point, this previously unknown woman became the unlikely answer some in Canada were searching for.

— Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Kimmie, played by Taylor Polidore Williams, finally levels the playing field with the Bellaire family just as tensions rise to another boiling point.

— Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 28 July 2026

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The central role of tech platforms in determining who’s eligible has become a flash point, with unions and labor rights groups reporting widespread problems with access and eligibility.

— Jacob Lederman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Beyond soccer, the WNBA has never been more culturally significant, producing a deep roster of bona fide stars while becoming a recurring political flash point.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

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