Thesaurus results for TIME BOMB

time bomb

noun

Definition of time bomb next

as in volcano

a potentially explosive place or situation the region's political instability has turned it into a ticking time bomb

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Recent Examples of time bomb That is a real fiscal time bomb that could set off generational warfare in Washington. —

Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2026 Neighbors said the drunken Queens man who broke into his estranged wife’s home and set off a gas explosion seemed like anything but a ticking time bomb. —

Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026 The time and cost of trials is a huge part of that, and is especially important because of the ticking time bomb of drug patents. —

Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2026 Regulators and former employees call it one of the most notorious chameleon schemes — a ticking time bomb on our nation's roadways. —

Ashley Velie, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for time bomb

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volcano

Noun

Its dormant volcano, known as the Quill, dominates the southern part of the island.

— R. Grant Gilmore III, The Conversation, 30 June 2026
The breakthrough was announced in a press conference at the Biblioteca Nazionale di Napoli Vittorio Emanuele III, just 40 miles away from the famous volcano, on Thursday, June 25, by researchers working on the Vesuvius Challenge.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026