as in explosive
capable of catching or being set on fire
don't store oily rags and other combustible materials in a hot attic
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Recent Examples of combustible
Highly combustible batteries storing solar power were to blame for that fire, which resulted in the evacuation of approximately 1,200 people.
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
If there’s anything combustible there — a kid’s play set, shrubbery, a grill, vehicles — make sure there is space around each item so that fire can’t move from one to the next.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The therapy involves breathing in air that consists of 100% oxygen, which helps the body heal more quickly but also creates a highly combustible environment.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
Despite this reprieve, the NIH supported by the federal government will challenge the ruling amidst a combustible political backdrop of a U.S. President continuing to argue that his legislative agenda is being stymied by political opponents.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Mar. 2025
If there’s anything combustible there — a kid’s play set, shrubbery, a grill, vehicles — make sure there is space around each item so that fire can’t move from one to the next.
—Ron Lieber, New York Times, 19 Mar. 2025
The therapy involves breathing in air that consists of 100% oxygen, which helps the body heal more quickly but also creates a highly combustible environment.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2025
Despite this reprieve, the NIH supported by the federal government will challenge the ruling amidst a combustible political backdrop of a U.S. President continuing to argue that his legislative agenda is being stymied by political opponents.
—Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for combustible
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What To Know The Center for Countering Disinformation, a branch of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said on Wednesday that Russia was using CS gas, an irritant chemical, in its Shahed explosive drones.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Most of these explosive 7-day runs occurred near major lows — the financial crisis, 2015 and, of course, during the Covid crash.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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Worden said adding a metal roof or removing flammable plantings may increase a historic landmark's chances of surviving a wildfire.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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The new plan includes additional focus on hazardous vegetation that could enable the spread of wildfires when not properly maintained or when invasive, flammable species are present.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
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And all this against an inflammable backdrop of geopolitical crises including but not limited to the Israel-Hamas war and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.—
John Leicester,
Quartz,
15 Apr. 2024
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Heat also stresses old electrical systems — insulation breaks down; lubricants in relays dry out — and a not-insignificant amount of the subway’s electrical wiring dates to the 1920s and 1930s, some of it cloth-covered, inflammable, and pervious to water.—
Curbed,
Curbed,
28 July 2023
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Read Next World ‘Stocky’ creature with ‘fiery orange’ eyes found mating.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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The sun is currently experiencing solar maximum, or the peak in its 11-year cycle, and as the sun becomes more active, researchers have observed increasingly intense solar flares and coronal mass ejections erupting from the fiery orb.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Combustible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combustible. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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