Thesaurus results for TIME BOMB

time bomb

noun

Definition of time bomb next

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 Of course, their amity turned out to be a time bomb. —

Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026 And every so often, the virus plants a ticking time bomb in the nervous system. —

ABC News, 12 Mar. 2026 One-time bomb specialist Bob (Leonardo DiCaprio) is laying low with his now-teenage daughter, years after his cell got disrupted. —

Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026 The ticking time bomb of tariff tensions was not fully diffused, however. —

Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 21 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for time bomb

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volcano

Noun

The Island of Hawaii features three famous volcanoes — Kilauea with its spectacular eruptions, Mauna Kea and its spectacular sunsets, and Mauna Loa, the world’s highest mountain when measured from its underwater base to the summit.

— Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
The other satellite system, NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR), typically uses radar imaging to continually map and track changes across the Earth’s surface, including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanoes, and ice sheet collapses.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 27 May 2026