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tinderbox
noun
tin·der·box ˈtin-dər-ˌbäks 
1
a
: a metal box for holding tinder and usually a flint and steel for striking a spark
b
: a highly inflammable object or place
Synonyms
Example Sentences
That old house is really a tinderbox. officials sought to calm the situation, which had grown into a tinderbox
Recent Examples on the Web The London Fire Brigade endured its busiest day since World War II on Tuesday as fires destroyed dozens of properties in the capital and sent flames racing through tinderbox-dry grassland at the sides of railway tracks and roads. 
Reuters, NBC News, 20 July 2022 The region right now is a tinderbox, as the different sides try to leverage alliances and show off military prowess. Natasha Bertrand, CNN, 15 Oct. 2021 Udaipur, a city of about 600,000 in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, has been a tinderbox since the gruesome slaying last month of Yash’s father, Kanhaiya Lal Teli, a Hindu tailor. Yashraj Sharma, NBC News, 22 July 2022 Wildfires spread across Spain, France and other parts of Europe as torrid heat mixed with months of little rain to make the continent a tinderbox. Eric Sylvers, WSJ, 17 July 2022 The Appalachian Trail winds through Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, arguably the tinderbox of the Civil War, and near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and Manassas, Virginia, two of its key battlegrounds. Outside Online, 2 July 2020 Drought and climate change have turned the Western United States into a tinderbox, resulting in more destructive wildfires of all kinds. New York Times, 21 June 2022 The schools mess alone has baked in Democratic losses, notably in states such as New Jersey, a tinderbox of rage over closed schools. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2022 However, a sizable number of prominent CEOs viewed the statement as a political tinderbox and refrained from affixing their signatures. Victoria Pelletier, Forbes, 8 June 2022 See More
Reuters, NBC News, 20 July 2022 The region right now is a tinderbox, as the different sides try to leverage alliances and show off military prowess. Natasha Bertrand, CNN, 15 Oct. 2021 Udaipur, a city of about 600,000 in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, has been a tinderbox since the gruesome slaying last month of Yash’s father, Kanhaiya Lal Teli, a Hindu tailor. Yashraj Sharma, NBC News, 22 July 2022 Wildfires spread across Spain, France and other parts of Europe as torrid heat mixed with months of little rain to make the continent a tinderbox. Eric Sylvers, WSJ, 17 July 2022 The Appalachian Trail winds through Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, arguably the tinderbox of the Civil War, and near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and Manassas, Virginia, two of its key battlegrounds. Outside Online, 2 July 2020 Drought and climate change have turned the Western United States into a tinderbox, resulting in more destructive wildfires of all kinds. New York Times, 21 June 2022 The schools mess alone has baked in Democratic losses, notably in states such as New Jersey, a tinderbox of rage over closed schools. Daniel Henninger, WSJ, 27 Apr. 2022 However, a sizable number of prominent CEOs viewed the statement as a political tinderbox and refrained from affixing their signatures. Victoria Pelletier, Forbes, 8 June 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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