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
Some natural sources include volcanoes, swamps, and human and animal waste.
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Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Home to around 30 volcano systems, the country on average experiences an eruption every five years.
—Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano sent jets of lava shooting over 1,000 feet into the air early Friday morning, marking another explosive episode for the active volcano.
—Kerry Breen
june 20, CBS News, 20 June 2025
The options are seemingly endless, with a wide variety of terrains to choose from, including mountains, lakes, oceans, and even volcanoes.
—Will McGough, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Tammy Murga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
Home to around 30 volcano systems, the country on average experiences an eruption every five years.
—Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 3 July 2025
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano sent jets of lava shooting over 1,000 feet into the air early Friday morning, marking another explosive episode for the active volcano.
—Kerry Breen
june 20, CBS News, 20 June 2025
The options are seemingly endless, with a wide variety of terrains to choose from, including mountains, lakes, oceans, and even volcanoes.
—Will McGough, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volcano
Noun
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The combination of financial illiteracy and problematic money management leads many to be unaware of the ticking time bombs which underlie their financial circumstances.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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The time bomb is ticking—and consumers should begin bracing for the explosion.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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Eddington, Ari Aster’s latest, is a nouveau western, which follows the clash between a small-town Sheriff in New Mexico (Phoenix) and a mayor (Pascal) during Covid when powder keg socio-political issues were ramping up during the first President Donald Trump term.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
3 July 2025
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The rift between Carlson and Cruz demonstrates that even among President Trump’s biggest supporters, there’s been considerable debate about how the U.S. should deal with the powder keg situation that escalated Friday when Israel launched airstrikes against Iran’s nuclear and military facilities.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 June 2025
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These minerals, key to electronic components and batteries, have become a new flash point in trade relations.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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Abrego Garcia became a flash point over President Trump’s immigration policies when he was deported in March to a notorious megaprison in El Salvador.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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“Volcano.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volcano. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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