eleventh hours

noun

plural of eleventh hour
as in crossroads
the latest possible time The killer's life was spared at the eleventh hour.

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  1. crossroads
  2. extremities
  3. emergencies
  4. crises
  5. possibilities
  6. climaxes
  7. situations
  8. boiling points
Noun
  • Matt Rhule is safe, but Nebraska is at somewhat of a crossroads.
    — Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
  • With light rail plans possibly in the works, Atlanta is at a crossroads.
    — Sara Gregory, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of crossroads
Noun
  • Points were awarded for eyes, nose, mouth, facial expression, hair, torso, extremities, and overall gracefulness.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The Eagles announced shortly after that Jackson had strength and movement in all of his extremities and was being taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.
    — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of extremities
Noun
  • The department also has started using an AI system to help with nonemergency calls – emergencies get routed to a human trained to take those calls – and that system was down along with the CAD system.
    — Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The calls and my investigation show failures in responding to mental health and medical emergencies that extend beyond those experienced by one man.
    — Perla Trevizo, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of emergencies
Noun
  • In short, in the last 25 years, America voted itself a series of tax cuts, waged expensive wars, got older, and then spent its way out of a couple of crises.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Then a complicated storm of medical, mental and personal crises struck in early 2024.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of crises
Noun
  • And no one has been savvier about capitalizing on these possibilities than the Kardashian family.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • So when the streamer renewed Dark Matter for another installment in August 2024, the possibilities for Jason were endless.
    — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of possibilities
Noun
  • Ross doesn’t tend towards punch-the-air climaxes—just warm, excitable builds.
    — Shaad D’Souza, Pitchfork, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Each concert climaxes with Pinkerton’s sword fight against the Rat Reaperess, leading to the singer’s inevitable defeat.
    — Steve Appleford, SPIN, 29 June 2026
Definition of climaxes
Noun
  • He’s gotten out of every jam so far, and has become the Mets’ favorite arm in late-inning situations with runners on base.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Then there’s freshman linebacker Aydan Steen, who contributed two huge tackles in the second half in critical situations.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of situations
Noun
  • 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
Definition of boiling points
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