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 Ignoring deforestation is a ticking time bomb for coffee companies, which stand to see production decrease and prices increase in an increasingly hot and dry world. —

Marianne Krasny, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Appointing Mandelson was a time bomb, and the prime minister planted it. —

Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2025 Face masks, the protective gear used by billions across the globe during the COVID-19 pandemic, are turning into an environmental time bomb. —

Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025 The insurance and housing sectors are scrambling to try to get ahead of this ticking time bomb. —

Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for time bomb

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volcano

Noun

The park’s second volcano, the inactive Chato Volcano, collapsed thousands of years ago, creating a picturesque turquoise lagoon in its crater.

— Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 12 Jan. 2026
Seasonal ingredients powering the mercifully compact tasting menu are sourced from local farmers or foraged from the volcano’s fertile slopes (grapes, saffron, mushrooms).

— Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026