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
Covered in ice and snow, the volcano is around 80 miles northwest of Anchorage, Alaska's largest city.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The 12,300-foot-tall volcano last erupted in June 2023.
—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Standing at 12,300 feet, the volcano is among the most active in Central America and last erupted in June 2023.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Grampy Rabbit’s Dinosaur Adventure: Ride a dinosaur along a windy track passing smoky volcanoes.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2025
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 13 Mar. 2025
The 12,300-foot-tall volcano last erupted in June 2023.
—Joanna Moriello, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Standing at 12,300 feet, the volcano is among the most active in Central America and last erupted in June 2023.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Grampy Rabbit’s Dinosaur Adventure: Ride a dinosaur along a windy track passing smoky volcanoes.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volcano
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While the two most difficult cases of the day (so far) are buttoned up, that emotional time bomb Robby was worried about with Collins does come to pass.—
Maggie Fremont,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
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There’s a great deal of tension going on because there’s a ticking time bomb element to it, but there’s also a desire for Frank to want to take River with him.—
Lily Ford,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Oct. 2024
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By the time Canada skated against the United States in the group game in Montreal, the atmosphere was akin to a powder keg.—
Don Riddell,
CNN,
9 Mar. 2025
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Her fluffy, frivolous style works well for Isla, who is a giggly pretty princess most of the time but a powder keg of anger when threatened.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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As Trump, in collaboration with Elon Musk, has embarked on efforts to decimate the federal government, public political gatherings—in particular, appearances by Republicans in their home districts—have become flash points for an angry citizenry.—
Emily Witt,
The New Yorker,
25 Mar. 2025
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Maritime flash points Besides Taiwan, the U.S. and China remain fundamentally at odds over the South China Sea, which Beijing claims almost entirely as its own despite an opposing 2016 international court ruling.—
Brad Dress,
The Hill,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Volcano.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volcano. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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