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

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The first known use of volcano was in 1665

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“Volcano.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volcano. Accessed 26 Nov. 2021.

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