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
Because, as is, Butler is an expensive veteran with an expiring contract — a time bomb.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
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Malware's AI time bomb
Hackers already have the AI tools needed to create the adaptable, destructive malware that security experts fear.
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Mendoza said those problems include the ticking time bomb that is the city budget’s structural deficit and how that could spell an adverse effect on Pritzker and the rest of state government.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Mar. 2025
Sign up for Axios Future of Defense Sam Sabin
Mar 14, 2025 - Technology
Malware's AI time bomb
Hackers already have the AI tools needed to create the adaptable, destructive malware that security experts fear.
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Go deeper: Malware's AI time bomb Want more stories like this?
—Sam Sabin, Axios, 24 Mar. 2025
Mendoza said those problems include the ticking time bomb that is the city budget’s structural deficit and how that could spell an adverse effect on Pritzker and the rest of state government.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for time bomb
volcano
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One of the world's most active volcanoes, Kilauea on Hawaii's Big Island, began spewing lava from the north vent Wednesday, the latest event in an ongoing eruption that began almost six months ago.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2025
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In the depths of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, underwater volcanoes spew material into the ocean water.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
11 June 2025
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“Time bomb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20bomb. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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