Adjective
a man with a volcanic temper that could go off at any moment
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Adjective
Indonesia, for example, sits at the intersection of the Ring of Fire and the Alpide belt—a separate east-west volcanic zone stretching through southern Asia and Europe.—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025 Gone, too, is the volcanic chemistry the two stars had in Pretty Woman.—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
The half-mile Sulphur Works and 2.7-mile Bumpass Hell trails with their steam vents, bubbling pools, and mud pots echo Yellowstone’s volcanic features.—Robert Annis, Outside Online, 3 July 2025 Professor Tom Gernon studies volcanic deposits from Boset Volcano in the Main Ethiopian Rift.—Ian Randall, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for volcanic
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