Thesaurus results for TIME BOMB

time bomb

noun

Definition of time bomb

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 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 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 The sobering Social Security and Medicare reports clearly show that a fiscal time bomb is ticking. — Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 11 June 2026 The decay of our roads and bridges in Randallstown and Owings Mills is a fiscal time bomb; every dollar saved by ignoring a pothole today becomes ten dollars in reconstruction costs tomorrow. — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 20 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for time bomb

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volcano

Noun

La Casa del Mundo offers 17 distinct rooms with stunning views and activities like kayaking, hiking, and volcano climbing.

— Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
Each seeks a vita nuova in a landscape drenched with myths of desire and betrayal, classical writers like Ovid as tangible as the volcano’s rumbles.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026