as in hitch
a danger or difficulty that is hidden or not easily recognized
parents of teenagers never know when they might set off an emotional land mine
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Recent Examples of land mine
The United States never signed the treaty, but in 2022 the Biden administration prohibited the use of antipersonnel land mines outside the Korean Peninsula.
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Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration’s decision to send antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine in November 2024 was another case of the United States disregarding supposedly universal norms.
—Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
In 1940, the British Army, fearing a German invasion, buried thousands of land mines along the coast.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Jan. 2025
On average, one person is killed or injured by land mines and other explosive ordnance every hour, according to UNICEF.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Jan. 2025
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Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
The Biden administration’s decision to send antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine in November 2024 was another case of the United States disregarding supposedly universal norms.
—Sarah Yager, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
In 1940, the British Army, fearing a German invasion, buried thousands of land mines along the coast.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Jan. 2025
On average, one person is killed or injured by land mines and other explosive ordnance every hour, according to UNICEF.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for land mine
Noun
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The proposal goes off without a hitch as the two boys watch on.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Her feed cut out a few times during the song's first verse, then continued without a hitch through the chorus.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The good news: Better core strength can reduce your risk of lower back pain, Hamilton says.—
Danielle Zickl,
SELF,
24 Apr. 2025
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Here are suggestions for staying safe during a thunderstorm: To lower the risk of lightning strikes, when going outdoors, develop a plan to reach a safer spot.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Apr. 2025
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In September 1856, the three-year-old, 171-foot long Steamboat Arabia, laden with over 200 tons of cargo bound for 16 frontier towns, struck a tree snag and quickly sank to the bottom of the Missouri River, just six miles west of Kansas City.—
Tammy Ljungblad,
Kansas City Star,
22 Apr. 2025
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More than a decade later, there are still up to 300 snags — dead standing trees — per acre in some of Yosemite’s most intensely affected areas, Stephens said.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Last month gangs burned or confiscated at least a half-dozen armored carriers belonging to the police and the mission after setting booby traps and catching cops off guard.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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Police said the suspect, identified as Arthur Tabuchi, was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation and faces charges of assembling, placing and maintaining a booby trap.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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“Land mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land%20mine. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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