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Tinderbox
Tinderbox noun - A time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action.
Usage example: while the country's prime minister was meeting with the U.S president, a political tinderbox was igniting at home
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Tinderbox and Condition. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/condition/tinderbox
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Tinderbox or Condition. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/condition/tinderbox.
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