Thesaurus results for POWDER KEGS

powder kegs

noun

plural of powder keg

as in volcanoes

a potentially explosive place or situation the immigration bill has become a political powder keg for legislators on both sides of the aisle

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Recent Examples of powder kegs There are several other emotional powder kegs that need one little spark, and those babies are going all the way off. —

Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026

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volcanoes

Noun

For those who want to take a day trip to hike in Iztaccíhuatl–Popocatépetl National Park—a little over an hour away—winter is ideal, with steady warm temperatures and a photogenic dusting of snow on the volcanoes.

— Zanny Merullo, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026
Darwin suspected that atolls formed when coral grew around volcanoes, creating a ring that remained when the volcano subsided.

— Danny Robb, JSTOR Daily, 19 June 2026