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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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The monthslong drama over the leadership of the Federal Reserve is finally coming to a head.

From Barron's • Jan. 17, 2026

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

An effort to add 118,000 acres to the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area is coming to a head in Congress.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 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