Antonyms for flashpointflash·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

How to use flashpoint in a sentence?

1. John Venable of D.C.-based:

   Any time you have a high flashpoint on the ground, there’s an array out there called the Space-Based Infrared System, and we can detect just about any major launch or explosion on the face of the Earth, but the ability to track those once they actually leave the atmosphere and start their trajectory is complicated by the movement of these vehicles.

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. Carol Folt:

   That Confederate monument has been a flashpoint and a divisive symbol for decades, and especially since Charlottesville, has been the focus of increasing frustration, anxiety and pain for people.

4. 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.

5. Attorney Paul Hetznecker:

   This reflects an evolution in the thinking of prosecutors in the justice department about these cases and putting them in the appropriate context, these cases occurred at an important flashpoint in our history, and they should be viewed that way.

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