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
The devastation following the volcano’s famous eruption in 79 CE is well-documented across multiple archeological sites at Pompeii, Herculaneum, and elsewhere.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
Wetlands need restoration to once again catch phosphorus that pours from extinct volcanoes and prevent the growth of deadly algae.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
But that was the last time smoke appeared to be ejected by the volcano.
—ABC News, 11 July 2025
During a visit to the Chinese city of Yanji, my hosts informed me that this was the perfect season to visit a sacred dormant volcano known as Changbaishan (called Paekdu or Baekdu in Korean).
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2025
Wetlands need restoration to once again catch phosphorus that pours from extinct volcanoes and prevent the growth of deadly algae.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
But that was the last time smoke appeared to be ejected by the volcano.
—ABC News, 11 July 2025
During a visit to the Chinese city of Yanji, my hosts informed me that this was the perfect season to visit a sacred dormant volcano known as Changbaishan (called Paekdu or Baekdu in Korean).
—Saleem H. Ali, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volcano
Noun
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Meanwhile, this pension time bomb would cost the city nearly as much as repeal of the grocery tax and in the future will cost far more.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
29 July 2025
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His friendship with Wash defies simplistic categorization: While sincere in feeling, its inherently untenable contradictions amount to a ticking time bomb, apparently destined to blow up in the back half of the series.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
21 July 2025
Noun
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How could a powder keg, years in the making, hide in plain sight?—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
25 July 2025
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Joaquin Phoenix and Pedro Pascal star in the polarizing film, set in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as a sheriff and mayor who sparks a powder keg in their small town.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
20 July 2025
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These minerals, key to electronic components and batteries, have become a new flash point in trade relations.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
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Abrego Garcia became a flash point over President Trump’s immigration policies when he was deported in March to a notorious megaprison in El Salvador.—
Michael Kunzelman,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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“Volcano.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volcano. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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