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 fighting began last week after a land mine explosion along the border wounded five Thai soldiers.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Then Wednesday, five Thai soldiers were injured in a land mine explosion along the border, which kicked off the latest clash.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 25 July 2025
As the sisters keep stepping on emotional land mines, director Nicole Kassell adopts a shakier handheld-camera style that underlines Meghann Fahy’s and Milly Alcock’s rawer performances.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Her parents were Polish immigrants, and her father, who ran a kosher butcher shop, had lost a leg to a land mine.
—Nick Tabor, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Then Wednesday, five Thai soldiers were injured in a land mine explosion along the border, which kicked off the latest clash.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC news, 25 July 2025
As the sisters keep stepping on emotional land mines, director Nicole Kassell adopts a shakier handheld-camera style that underlines Meghann Fahy’s and Milly Alcock’s rawer performances.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Her parents were Polish immigrants, and her father, who ran a kosher butcher shop, had lost a leg to a land mine.
—Nick Tabor, Curbed, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for land mine
Noun
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Season 51 of the variety series has seemed to have gone on without a hitch after several notable names left the show ahead of the new season's premiere.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
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Alubidy grabbed a trailer tow hitch and bludgeoned the 5-foot-tall, 130-pound victim.—
City News Service,
Oc Register,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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How do soldiers assess risk or make life-or-death decisions?—
Big Think,
Big Think,
18 Oct. 2025
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New research found missing a first mammogram was linked to a higher risk of breast cancer death.—
Julia Landwehr,
Health,
18 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Morrell, a former BP exec who was appointed by former Disney CEO Bob Chapek, departed after a series of snags that ultimately doomed Chapek’s tenure as CEO.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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It’s also completely sold out on the Madewell website, so this is a rare snag.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Duffers add that one of the key inspirations for this season is Home Alone—specifically the booby traps.—
Eliana Dockterman,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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For a novice member of the field, the coolest details of the event doubled as booby traps.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Land mine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/land%20mine. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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