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boiling point

noun as in indignation

noun as in melting point

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He said: "A little interesting tidbit is that this means the boiling point of water will be probably 98C for parts of the north west of Scotland on Friday night, in theory."

From BBC

The ocean’s ailments are approaching a boiling point.

While not a great look, he had clearly, and understandably, reached boiling point last week.

From BBC

Those incidents and others captured on video have gone viral in recent days as immigration protests reached a boiling point in Los Angeles.

Newcastle United's players entered St James' Park into an atmosphere at boiling point with a message stretched across the entire length of the famous Gallowgate End outlining what was at stake.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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