as in violent
marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity
a man with a volcanic temper that could go off at any moment
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Recent Examples of volcanic
Pauses in volcanic activity have lasted anywhere from hours to up to 12 days.
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
About 252 million years ago, volcanic eruptions triggered the End-Permian Mass Extinction, also known as the Great Dying.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
Theories to explain mass extinctions range from terrestrial causes, like volcanic eruptions and catastrophic environmental changes, to extraterrestrial causes, like the impact of an asteroid or similar high-energy events.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The announcement proved true — the youngster must have meant Lassen Peak, which some months earlier had begun a period of volcanic unrest that would last until 1921.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
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Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
About 252 million years ago, volcanic eruptions triggered the End-Permian Mass Extinction, also known as the Great Dying.
—Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025
Theories to explain mass extinctions range from terrestrial causes, like volcanic eruptions and catastrophic environmental changes, to extraterrestrial causes, like the impact of an asteroid or similar high-energy events.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
The announcement proved true — the youngster must have meant Lassen Peak, which some months earlier had begun a period of volcanic unrest that would last until 1921.
—Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volcanic
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Moderate Auto Industry Recovery The Miller family’s fortune is founded upon the car dealership industry, and that particular sector experienced particularly violent setbacks in the immediate onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, around the time RSL was previously for sale.—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Two weeks ago, a protest by retirees, joined by soccer fans and members of social and political organizations, ended in a violent clash between police and protesters.—
Manuela Castro,
CNN Money,
29 Mar. 2025
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Starting a new business is never without risk, but in the last few turbulent years of the pandemic and the ensuing turbulence, the risks have felt that much higher.—
Alison Coleman,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Rundown Trump's Looming War for a Key Trade Route Will Be Costly As President Donald Trump seeks to assert U.S. influence across the globe by implementing stiff tariffs and threatening to seize the Panama Canal, his first economically motivated hot war looms in the turbulent seas off Yemen.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Hot Spring Shark Attack is set in a small, hot spring town in Japan, where a ferocious ancient shark reawakens and terrorizes the local hot spring facilities.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
20 Mar. 2025
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Moments of ferocious, wall-of-noise intensity come interspersed with passages of beautiful calm, like vape breaks between stints inside a dungeon rave.—
Sam Davies,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
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Monday night’s fierce winds took it down, damaging the support structures in the process.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2025
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Gemini: The White Lotus: New England Logline: At a historic White Lotus resort nestled in the heart of coastal New England, a subtle, yet fierce, class warfare simmers beneath the surface.—
Martine Paris,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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Martin’s work has taken on a furious pace in the past few months amid the Trump administration’s campaign against diversity, equity and inclusion protocols and health, welfare and Medicaid cuts that will fall hard on vulnerable Black Americans.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Leafs hatched a furious last-minute comeback to force overtime, only to lose 6-5 in a shootout to the Sharks, Toronto’s second such loss to San Jose this month.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The wine exhibits explosive aromas of citrus, passion fruit, herbs, and cut grass on the nose.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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A long time ago Rounding out a cluster of cosmic research, new calculations suggest the explosive death of stars, otherwise called supernovas, may have caused two of Earth’s largest mass extinction events.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Volcanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volcanic. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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