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flash point

noun

as in volcano

a potentially explosive place or situation that troubled region remains one of the world's most dangerous flash points

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as in crisis

a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action tensions between the two longtime adversaries were at a flash point

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Recent Examples of flash point The arrest became a flash point during his Forget Tomorrow World Tour. —

Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Mar. 2026 Another blow in a broader battle The Kansas law is a flash point in the ongoing battle across the country for legal recognition of trans and nonbinary people’s existence. —

Noelle Martin, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2026 This year, the island is a flash point once again. —

Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 1 Mar. 2026 European Union nations are just weeks away from a decision on where to host the bloc’s new customs agency, in what could be an initial flash point in the race to pick the next European Central Bank chief. —

Zoe Schneeweiss, Bloomberg, 25 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flash point

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During my most recent visit in 2025, my family and I spent time driving around on the mostly one-lane highway, through the hills and valleys of the six volcanoes that lie rumbling underneath the island.

— Emily Adler, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
The eruption of an Icelandic volcano kept some artists from getting to the festival, including The Cribs and Frightened Rabbit.

— Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026