Synonyms for flashpoint
flash·point

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1. flashpointnoun

   Synonyms:
   hotspot, troublespot

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1. flash point, flashpointnoun

   point at which something is ready to blow up

   Synonyms:
   flash point

2. flash point, flashpointnoun

   the lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air

   Synonyms:
   flash point

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1. • Criticality
   • Temperature

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1. List of paraphrases for "flashpoint":

   flash-point, restive

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1. Stephen Nachmanovitch:

   The noun of self becomes a verb. This flashpoint of creation in the present moment is where work and play merge.

2. Phil Watson:

   Modern gun laws became a political flashpoint in the late 1960s through the current day withthe passage of several new state and federal gun laws. The dividing lines became more clear in the 1990s with a controversial ban on the production of semi-automatic rifles.

3. Jessica Brandt:

   The crisis is definitely a flashpoint, and likely a turning point, for western platforms operating in Russia, moscow will no doubt continue pressing platforms to take down unflattering content, using all the leverage at its disposal. If the companies comply, public backlash elsewhere around the world will be intense.

4. Donald Trump:

   We are privileged to be joined tonight by a courageous leader who left the Democrat Party because he has had enough of their extremism, enough of their socialism, enough of their vile hoaxes and scams, this year, this very year is a flashpoint election.

5. Kay Stimson:

   The flashpoint in past cycles has been attempts by international observers to enter polling places or maintain a presence near voting sites in states where such missions are not authorized or permitted by state law, we’ve provided the OSCE mission leaders with information on the states in this camp, so now it’s up to them to abide by the law while they’re in the U.S.