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 The sobering Social Security and Medicare reports clearly show that a fiscal time bomb is ticking. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 11 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for time bomb

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volcano

Noun

The town of La Fortuna makes an idyllic base for your exploration of Arenal volcano.

— Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026
The older volcano destroyed itself in mass eruptions in 1883, which killed more than 36,000 people in a series of tsunamis.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026