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
Once the capital of Guatemala and the seat of Spanish colonial power in Central America, Antigua is framed by three volcanoes—Agua, Fuego, and Acatenango—and laid out in a tidy grid of cobblestone streets.
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Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 28 May 2025
The volcano has been following a pattern of erupting about once per week since December 2024.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 27 May 2025
This geothermal wonderland is home to numerous volcanoes, geysers, smoking fumaroles, and hot springs.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The world is home to gigantic storms bigger than Australia, 100-mph winds pummeling its northern reaches and a rocky moon named Io orbiting it that is notoriously riddled with lava-spewing volcanoes.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 May 2025
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Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 28 May 2025
The volcano has been following a pattern of erupting about once per week since December 2024.
—Doc Louallen, ABC News, 27 May 2025
This geothermal wonderland is home to numerous volcanoes, geysers, smoking fumaroles, and hot springs.
—Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
The world is home to gigantic storms bigger than Australia, 100-mph winds pummeling its northern reaches and a rocky moon named Io orbiting it that is notoriously riddled with lava-spewing volcanoes.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volcano
Noun
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Mahnaz’s son is a Tasmanian devil spinning his ticking time bomb energy into entrepreneurial pursuits (running a gambling ring at school), bullying classmates and yelling at any adult that interferes with his forcefield.—
Sophie Monks Kaufman,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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Family travel in the summer is a bit like flying with a piña colada in one hand and a ticking time bomb in the other.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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The powder keg situation in the town is stoked primarily by the upsurge in Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder by a white Minneapolis cop.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2025
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This was the powder keg that ultimately sparked in the 1911 Champagne riots.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
28 Apr. 2025
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Well, the Trump administration is at the center of three fast-moving international flash points, first Russia and Ukraine.—
/ CBS News,
CBS News,
11 May 2025
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And one of the biggest flash points in this is this trade standoff with China.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
4 May 2025
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“Volcano.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/volcano. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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