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
Merryweather gave up two runs in two-thirds of an inning in Friday’s comeback win against the Reds, ultimately the breaking point for the Cubs to move on.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Meanwhile, Ava reaches her breaking point at the show.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Now, she’s hit a breaking point and needs help from her semi-estranged sister, Simone (House of the Dragon breakout Milly Alcock).
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2025
Just a friendly suggestion of a fan of another team who reached his own breaking point with them and has barely looked back since.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2025
Meanwhile, Ava reaches her breaking point at the show.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Now, she’s hit a breaking point and needs help from her semi-estranged sister, Simone (House of the Dragon breakout Milly Alcock).
—Judy Berman, Time, 22 May 2025
Just a friendly suggestion of a fan of another team who reached his own breaking point with them and has barely looked back since.
—Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for breaking point
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Let this list, which mostly eschews household names, be an antidote to that crisis, surveying 2025’s most notable releases thus far across pop, rock, electronic, rap, and Latin music.—
Jenn Pelly,
Time,
7 June 2025
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Northwest and West metros essentially owned the top of the housing crisis list.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
7 June 2025
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Tesla shares fell 14% as the tensions reached a boiling point, shedding $152 billion in market cap.—
Sara Salinas,
CNBC,
6 June 2025
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Occasional eruptions of controversy were provoked by oversights – most notably after the death of Joan Rivers – but reached a boiling point last year with the rapid succession of the deaths of actors Maggie Smith, Gavin Creel, Adrian Bailey and Ken Page.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
5 June 2025
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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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Well, the Trump administration is at the center of three fast-moving international flash points, first Russia and Ukraine.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
11 May 2025
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And one of the biggest flash points in this is this trade standoff with China.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
4 May 2025
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“Breaking point.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/breaking%20point. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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