as in time bomb
a potentially explosive place or situation
after months of tension the roommates' living situation was a volcano
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Recent Examples of volcano
Don’t worry—there are plenty of other cameras pointed at the fiery volcano.
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Kīlauea is among the planet’s most active volcanoes and has been erupting for as long as humans have been around to document it.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Such a warning means volcano ash is in the air and could make breathing more difficult, while its accumulation could affect utilities.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
There is a robust on- and off-property activity menu, including waterfall and volcano hikes, white-water rafting and tubing, horseback riding, visits to nearby cacao and coffee farms, and tours to Rio Celeste and Caño Negro.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
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Owen Clarke, Outside, 11 Mar. 2026
Kīlauea is among the planet’s most active volcanoes and has been erupting for as long as humans have been around to document it.
—Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Such a warning means volcano ash is in the air and could make breathing more difficult, while its accumulation could affect utilities.
—Dennis Romero, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026
There is a robust on- and off-property activity menu, including waterfall and volcano hikes, white-water rafting and tubing, horseback riding, visits to nearby cacao and coffee farms, and tours to Rio Celeste and Caño Negro.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volcano
Noun
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And every so often, the virus plants a ticking time bomb in the nervous system.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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One-time bomb specialist Bob (Leonardo DiCaprio) is laying low with his now-teenage daughter, years after his cell got disrupted.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Middle East, a global geopolitical issue since the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, and even more of a powder keg since the creation of Israel in 1948, is conflagrating once again.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2026
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Or, perhaps even more likely, Iran devolves into a morass, a chaotic power struggle that destabilizes the entire powder keg of a region.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Artificial intelligence — which has been a flash point among creatives in Hollywood — has also been a talking point among the academy and its members.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
11 Mar. 2026
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The arrest became a flash point during his Forget Tomorrow World Tour.—
Aidin Vaziri,
San Francisco Chronicle,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Volcano.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volcano. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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