Thesaurus results for ELEVENTH HOURS

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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The New Frontier section which is the crossroads between tech creativity and independent filmmaking will return to 2027 as New Frontier FLUX to showcase new works which are pushing boundaries in a biodigital world.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 29 July 2026
The Buccaneers, by the way, are at something of a crossroads.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of crossroads

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Police said the victims sustained gunshot wounds primarily to their extremities, including their arms and legs.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Focus on the abdomen first, then gynecomastia reduction and sometimes a body lift at the same time, and finally the extremities like arms and thighs.

— The Editors, Robb Report, 19 July 2026

Definition of extremities

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Public health and environmental experts told The Associated Press the coming weeks are critical to preventing secondary crises caused by contaminants from the rubble and rebuilding.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
Actors have broken the fourth wall since long before the term existed, turning to the audience to acknowledge the artifice of playing out private crises under public scrutiny.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026

Definition of crises

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Beyond San Lucas, the gulf offers several other island possibilities, including Isla Venado with its traditional fishing village and tranquil, accessible beaches.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 24 July 2026
Then there’s the up to 20,000 color variations that are claimed for the exteriors, including seemingly endless possibilities from the Match to Sample program.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 24 July 2026

Definition of possibilities

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When a disability fundamentally alters how an individual understands relationships or interprets social situations, failing to recognize those differences risks producing outcomes that satisfy consistency while falling short of justice.

— Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
In the middle of this familiar matrix, Kozue’s offbeat behavior stands out, creating initially intriguing situations and contrasts.

— Elena Lazic, Variety, 25 July 2026

Definition of situations

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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

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