variants
or volcanos
as in time bombs
a potentially explosive place or situation
after months of tension the roommates' living situation was a volcano
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Recent Examples of volcanoes
One of the most active volcanoes in the world is gearing up for a spectacular eruption, according to the United States Geological Survey.
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ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
Nevis Excellent year-round diving awaits on Nevis with its crystal-clear waters, rich marine biodiversity and inactive volcanoes that helped shape the underwater topography.
—Adrienne Jordan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
But volcanoes will never be truly predictable or safe environments.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Nov. 2025
The find confirms that tool-using humans could have witnessed the eruption from a safe distance; survivors recorded the event in the story told by the Gunditjmara people who have lived continuously in the region of Australia’s youngest volcanoes.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
The Highlands The Highlands are an untamed region full of volcanoes, black deserts, and crater lakes.
—Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Active volcanoes and lava fields nearby create a stunning landscape—but also mean you could be evacuated at a moment’s notice.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Making Mulch Volcanoes Landscaping services like to build mulch volcanoes around tree trunks, piling them higher and higher each year.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
These were samples collected from Greenland, Alexo in Canada's Abitibi belt and the Winnipegosis komatiite belt in Manitoba; Hawaii's Kama'ehuakanaloa and Mauna Loa volcanoes; and the Newberry volcano in the Cascade Range of the northwestern United States.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
ABC News, 7 Nov. 2025
Nevis Excellent year-round diving awaits on Nevis with its crystal-clear waters, rich marine biodiversity and inactive volcanoes that helped shape the underwater topography.
—Adrienne Jordan, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
But volcanoes will never be truly predictable or safe environments.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Nov. 2025
The find confirms that tool-using humans could have witnessed the eruption from a safe distance; survivors recorded the event in the story told by the Gunditjmara people who have lived continuously in the region of Australia’s youngest volcanoes.
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
The Highlands The Highlands are an untamed region full of volcanoes, black deserts, and crater lakes.
—Gwen Nicol, Travel + Leisure, 22 Oct. 2025
Active volcanoes and lava fields nearby create a stunning landscape—but also mean you could be evacuated at a moment’s notice.
—Maya Silver, Outside, 21 Oct. 2025
Making Mulch Volcanoes Landscaping services like to build mulch volcanoes around tree trunks, piling them higher and higher each year.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Oct. 2025
These were samples collected from Greenland, Alexo in Canada's Abitibi belt and the Winnipegosis komatiite belt in Manitoba; Hawaii's Kama'ehuakanaloa and Mauna Loa volcanoes; and the Newberry volcano in the Cascade Range of the northwestern United States.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for volcanoes
Noun
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Ray’s most chaotic photograms—jumbles that push out of the frame or look like time bombs ready to explode—find echoes in his films, projected on the back walls, a show in themselves.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
Noun
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And a handful of standout horror films from around the ’70s, Johnson argues, specifically mirrored and even accelerated feminist flash points at a moment when public opinion regarding the roles and rights of women was wildly in flux.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Oct. 2025
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Arrests are taking place all over the Chicago area, but some of the biggest flash points have occurred on the South and West Sides, which are home to many of the city’s largest Black and Latino communities.—
Geraldo Cadava,
New Yorker,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Volcanoes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volcanoes. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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