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powder keg

noun

as in volcano

a potentially explosive place or situation the immigration bill has become a political powder keg for legislators on both sides of the aisle

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Recent Examples of powder keg For most of its run time, Never Let Go slinks along slowly, but its final act explodes like a powder keg. —

Laura Bradley, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024 Onstage, Idles felt like a powder keg ready to blow, turning a Queens audience into socially conscious soccer hooligans for the night. —

William Earl, Variety, 28 Sep. 2024 Sig unbuckled his seat belt, because the stiff nylon was adding pressure to a chest that already felt like a powder keg. —

Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2024 Barak Ravid, Zachary Basu 8 mins ago - World Israel's new powder keg Israel's assassination spree in Iran and Lebanon has brought the Middle East closer to a devastating regional war than at any point since Hamas' Oct. 7 terrorist attack. —

Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for powder keg