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
Hacienda Doka offers some wonderful coffee tours, some of which include waterfalls, and volcanos.
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Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2024
On the slopes of the Haleakalā volcano in the Kīpahulu Forest Reserve, Hawaiian crows, known as ʻalalā, are flying free.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
The last time a tsunami warning was issued for the Bay Area was in January 2022, after the eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano, said Dalton Behringer with the weather service.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Smoke was billowing out but headed in the opposite direction of our flight pattern, giving us a clear view of the volcano.
—Jaclyn Greenberg, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
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Brent Rose, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Nov. 2024
On the slopes of the Haleakalā volcano in the Kīpahulu Forest Reserve, Hawaiian crows, known as ʻalalā, are flying free.
—Alexa Robles-Gil, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
The last time a tsunami warning was issued for the Bay Area was in January 2022, after the eruption of the Hunga Tonga volcano, said Dalton Behringer with the weather service.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
Smoke was billowing out but headed in the opposite direction of our flight pattern, giving us a clear view of the volcano.
—Jaclyn Greenberg, WIRED, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volcano
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The desperation to turn their season around and defuse the ticking time bomb of a potential Fox trade request could motivate the Kings to call Miami about Butler despite the Heat's bluster about not trading him.Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Most of them are unable to return home, and now face a ticking time bomb of uncertainty and fear, unsure of what the future holds.Juan Wulff, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Mobilizing more military hardware, stationing U.S. forces closer to opponents, and spurring weapons proliferation among allies only makes the region more of a powder keg.Van Jackson, Foreign Affairs, 22 Oct. 2021
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Although much of it was filmed in Ontario, the series has a good sense of Philadelphia as a stratified powder keg of a city.Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2024
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But between these major flash points were hundreds of smaller moments that caught the internet’s attention.Natasha Frost, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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But the draft has remained controversial – even becoming a flash point in heated gender wars.Jessie Yeung, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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“Volcano.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volcano. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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