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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 Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau volcano erupted early Sunday, prompting flight cancellations at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting flights at other airports. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026 Footage filmed from a fishing boat at sea showed lava shooting up from the volcano into the air. — CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026 Trouble began during their descent Sunday night from the Shasta summit, a potentially active volcano 60 miles south of the Oregon-California border. — Darrell Smith, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026 Mount Rainier National Park, Washington Washington’s Mount Rainier National Park is named for the tallest volcano in the Cascade Range. — Giovanna Caravetta, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for volcano

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But the weapons also have a dark side that makes each a ticking time bomb for the people who wield them.

— Jay Peters, The Verge, 13 Aug. 2026
During this same year, Chemours sued the other DuPont companies, claiming it had been handed a financial time bomb because of the PFAS liability it had been left with.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026

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Perhaps this is part of the problem with the powder keg that is the WNBA.

— Patricia Babcock McGraw OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2026
After all, his previous four seasons spent coaching the Trojans had been nothing short of a powder keg, filled with ups and downs, as well as a constant undercurrent of tension and uncertainty.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

Definition of powder keg

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