as in violent
marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity
a man with a volcanic temper that could go off at any moment
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Recent Examples of volcanic
Hess built his winery from readily available materials, like volcanic rock, and fashioned fermentation tanks from California redwood trees found on the property.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Instead of lead paint or gasoline, exposure millions of years ago would have come from soil and water contamination sometimes exacerbated by volcanic activity.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
And they’re involved in this very slow-motion collision toward each other that ends up in this volcanic explosion on an island very far from home.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
When volcanic rock is eroded, the heavy metals contaminate the local soil and water supply.
—C. Michael White, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025
Instead of lead paint or gasoline, exposure millions of years ago would have come from soil and water contamination sometimes exacerbated by volcanic activity.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 15 Oct. 2025
And they’re involved in this very slow-motion collision toward each other that ends up in this volcanic explosion on an island very far from home.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
When volcanic rock is eroded, the heavy metals contaminate the local soil and water supply.
—C. Michael White, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volcanic
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Others, like Ghiath Dalla, a brigadier general whose forces were involved in violent repression of protests, is among several former officers plotting sabotage from Lebanon, according to ex-military commanders, who also shared text message exchanges with The Times.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … FED UP – Trump storms most violent US city with federal muscle as police group warns of soft-on-crime consequences.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Nintendo Switch era has been turbulent for the franchise, to put it mildly.—
Ryan Gaur,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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Now, in an increasingly turbulent world, those barriers are going back up.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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As previously announced, Andrew Garfield stars as the legendary leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Garfield is leading the feature that is now in production, portraying the leader of a ferocious rebellion against the tyranny of King Richard II.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Israel then launched its war on the strip, which has been devastated by fierce bombardment and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ground operations.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Plenty of companies offer fully remote work, Frana says, but competition can be fierce for those roles.—
Sophie Caldwell,
CNBC,
13 Oct. 2025
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Robbie and Jayson have a furious battle, but Jayson sticks the fatal knife stab before fleeing.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Wilson was visibly furious, walking up to head coach Aaron Glenn and seemingly speaking his mind after a six-point first half for the Jets.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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The one piece that the Chiefs are arguably still missing is an explosive rusher at the running back position, where Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt have split responsibilities to this point.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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The manufacturing facility, Accurate Energetic Systems, lies roughly 60 miles west of Nashville and crafts highly explosive products for the military and industrial companies.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Volcanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volcanic. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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