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View definitions for coming to a head

coming to a head

verb as in reach a crisis

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This epic rivalry began in Spain, coming to a head when Guardiola's Barcelona took on Mourinho's Real Madrid in the 2011 Champions League semi-final.

From BBC

The campaign for her ouster started with far-right activist and journalist Christopher Rufo and found an amplifier online in users like hedge fund manager Bill Ackman before coming to a head after her controversial response to concerns of antisemitism on Harvard's campus during a congressional hearing.

From Salon

The company, which has allegedly engaged in price-gouging, tactics to push venues into exclusivity contracts, and other anti-competitive practices, has been the target of calls for regulation for years, coming to a head following the online sale for tickets to Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour.”

From Salon

But with Lava Jato cases now coming to a head – every elected 21st-century Peruvian president is implicated – gatherings outside Gorriti’s home and IDL Reporteros offices have taken on a different, sinister tone: Street toughs hurling insults and even bagged excrement.

President Biden spoke with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Thursday, three days after international aid workers were killed in an Israeli strike, as senior American officials said his frustration over Israel’s actions in Gaza was coming to a head.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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