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lava

noun as in volcano matter

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In “Volcano,” an underground volcano erupts under MacArthur Park, sending rivers of lava through the subway system and spilling out from the La Brea Tar Pits onto Wilshire Boulevard’s Museum Row.

Fed from glaciers on Mount Shasta, the water pours out of lava tubes and down mossy cliffs, forming a verdant and ethereal cascade into a calm, shaded swimming hole.

Russia's Geophysical Survey said red-hot lava had been observed flowing down the western slope of the volcano, which erupts regularly.

From BBC

There have been no reports of casualties since Monday morning, when the volcano on the island of Flores began spewing ash and lava again.

From BBC

Multiple extraterrestrials appear inspired by a lava lamp.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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