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 new study’s researchers also warn that their findings apply to volcano chains globally.
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
George Rose/Getty What To Know At times, earthquakes have triggered volcanos, but only if the volcano is already poised to erupt and only when the earthquake is large, or greater than a magnitude 6.0, the USGS said.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
That’s in part thanks to its breathtaking scenery, including the beaches of Waikiki or Hanauma Bay, and the iconic Diamond Head volcano.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Geologists recorded an avalanche of searing gas clouds mixed with rocks and lava traveling up to 3 miles down the volcano's slopes during the eruption.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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Christian Thorsberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 July 2025
George Rose/Getty What To Know At times, earthquakes have triggered volcanos, but only if the volcano is already poised to erupt and only when the earthquake is large, or greater than a magnitude 6.0, the USGS said.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
That’s in part thanks to its breathtaking scenery, including the beaches of Waikiki or Hanauma Bay, and the iconic Diamond Head volcano.
—Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
Geologists recorded an avalanche of searing gas clouds mixed with rocks and lava traveling up to 3 miles down the volcano's slopes during the eruption.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for volcano
Noun
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Krypto flying the time bomb into the sky causes an explosion that sends a plane veering out of control.—
Darren Franich,
Vulture,
16 July 2025
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The combination of financial illiteracy and problematic money management leads many to be unaware of the ticking time bombs which underlie their financial circumstances.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
6 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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That sparks a powder keg as neighbors are pitted against each other in this New Mexico pueblo.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
18 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 29 Jul. 2025.
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