Thesaurus results for TIME BOMB

time bomb

noun

Definition of time bomb

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 That is a real fiscal time bomb that could set off generational warfare in Washington. — Editorial, Boston Herald, 24 May 2026 Can people avoid the ticking HSA tax time bomb? — Medora Lee, USA Today, 20 May 2026 The decay of our roads and bridges in Randallstown and Owings Mills is a fiscal time bomb; every dollar saved by ignoring a pothole today becomes ten dollars in reconstruction costs tomorrow. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 Neighbors said the drunken Queens man who broke into his estranged wife’s home and set off a gas explosion seemed like anything but a ticking time bomb. — Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for time bomb

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volcano

Noun

Hawaii, meanwhile, rightfully earns its place thanks to its dramatic terrain, with 25 active and dormant volcanoes—the most of any state in the study—as well as 543 waterfalls and Mauna Kea, one of the tallest mountain summits in the country.

— Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Aug. 2026
The man, whose name has not been confirmed by authorities, was hiking on the volcano when a powerful thunderstorm moved across the area.

— Anna Matranga, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026