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coming to a head

VERB

reach a crisis

Synonyms

WEAK

cap climax conclude culminate end finish wind up

Example Sentences

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All of this is coming to a head just weeks before the Jan. 30 appropriations deadline.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026

The pressures are coming to a head in one of Germany’s primary chemical-industry clusters, centered on the East German city of Leipzig.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

Concerns over artificial-intelligence spending are coming to a head, with investors fearing the formation of a trillion-dollar bubble.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

What seems clear is that the long running crisis at Thames Water is coming to a head in the near future.

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025

Whatever was happening, it had Shorty on edge and defensive; things, in Milagro and in Horsethief Shorty Wilson himself, were coming to a head.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols