as in volcano
a potentially explosive place or situation
the region's political instability has turned it into a ticking time bomb
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Recent Examples of time bomb
The insurance and housing sectors are scrambling to try to get ahead of this ticking time bomb.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
The plan before the PUC was first proposed last year and has been criticized as bloated and a looming fiscal time bomb for ratepayers.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
The secret of Dale’s bisexuality looms like a ticking time bomb when a local gossip writer gets wind of the information.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Zsa-zsa is a survivor and a fighter and an indefatigable entrepreneur; his relentless energy is matched by nothing else other then Alexandre Desplat’s thrilling ticking time bomb of a score.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
The plan before the PUC was first proposed last year and has been criticized as bloated and a looming fiscal time bomb for ratepayers.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
The secret of Dale’s bisexuality looms like a ticking time bomb when a local gossip writer gets wind of the information.
—Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
Zsa-zsa is a survivor and a fighter and an indefatigable entrepreneur; his relentless energy is matched by nothing else other then Alexandre Desplat’s thrilling ticking time bomb of a score.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time bomb
volcano
Noun
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Sip wine atop a Sicilian volcano in Italy?—
Mary Curry,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Sep. 2025
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At one point, Atsu climbs its range and skirts along the mouth of the dormant volcano, which spreads like an impossibly massive maw in every direction (Yōtei is pushing the limits of draw-distance tech).—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Time bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20bomb. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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