Thesaurus results for VOLCANO

volcano

noun

väl-ˈkā-(ˌ)nō

Definition of volcano

as in time bomb

a potentially explosive place or situation after months of tension the roommates' living situation was a volcano

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Recent Examples of volcano Around every bend, the scenery seemed to shift, eventually revealing a trio of volcanoes on the horizon. — Susmita Baral, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026 Against a panorama of sea, coastline, and volcano, the spectacle certainly felt timeless. — Dylan Jones, Robb Report, 16 July 2026 The Gemini South Observatory, located in Chile, is one of two Gemini Observatories with the other located in Hawaii (named Gemini North, or 'Alopeke) on the volcano Mauna Kea. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 16 July 2026 The volcano was still smoking last night as Jennifer Lopez and her team, freshly landed in Catania, pulled up at Dolce & Gabbana’s Alta Moda show. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 14 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for volcano

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Noun

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

Definition of time bomb

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Sources additionally say that officers have burnt out while working overtime month after month — all on top of functioning in an already tense and dangerous environment, likening the situation to a powder keg ready to blow.

— Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 19 July 2026
However, internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership threatens to set a match to this powder keg, which will sweep the Westies into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia.

— Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 June 2026

Definition of powder keg

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The legendary talk show vet takes EW inside the pop cultural flash point that was his and wife Connie Chung’s attempts in the early 1990s to have a child.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Amid noise, close quarters, and rigid routines, interactions become flash points.

— Jordan Rau, NPR, 19 July 2026

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