: a volcanic rock
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Adjective
a man with a volcanic temper that could go off at any moment
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Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, a new project exploring Pompeii uncovered a stone staircase that could reconstruct what the ancient Roman city’s skyline once looked like before a volcanic eruption in AD 79 entombed it in a thick layer of ash.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
Communications can turn volcanic when Mercury meets Mars in Scorpio.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
The construction site was buried under volcanic ash, which preserved it for nearly 2,000 years.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 23 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, a new project exploring Pompeii uncovered a stone staircase that could reconstruct what the ancient Roman city’s skyline once looked like before a volcanic eruption in AD 79 entombed it in a thick layer of ash.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 23 Dec. 2025
Noun
Volcanologists also warned of tephra, or hot glassy volcanic fragments, as well as volcanic ash, pumice, scoria and reticulite, which can fall on the ground within one to three miles of the eruptive vents.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2025
Communications can turn volcanic when Mercury meets Mars in Scorpio.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Volcanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volcanic. Accessed 28 Dec. 2025.
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