as in combustible
capable of catching or being set on fire
avoid wearing loose flammable clothing when using the blowtorch
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Recent Examples of flammable
When the bogs are cleared, the water table sinks and soil becomes highly flammable.
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Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025
Think of it as a high-tech sprinkler system: excellent at putting out small fires instantly, but not a substitute for eliminating flammable materials in the first place.
—Michael Roytman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
An investigation revealed the jugs had flammable liquid, per the outlets.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
In July, El Sobrante staff told the local air district the landfill had experienced a rise in highly flammable hydrogen gas and lung-aggravating dimethyl sulfide emissions — both telltale signs of abnormal temperatures inside the landfill.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
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Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025
Think of it as a high-tech sprinkler system: excellent at putting out small fires instantly, but not a substitute for eliminating flammable materials in the first place.
—Michael Roytman, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
An investigation revealed the jugs had flammable liquid, per the outlets.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025
In July, El Sobrante staff told the local air district the landfill had experienced a rise in highly flammable hydrogen gas and lung-aggravating dimethyl sulfide emissions — both telltale signs of abnormal temperatures inside the landfill.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flammable
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This week, the underarm serve ended a match and started some discourse, a remarkable winning streak snapped with a side of on-court drama and one of the most combustible players on the ATP Tour met his match.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
24 Mar. 2025
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Highly combustible batteries storing solar power were to blame for that fire, which resulted in the evacuation of approximately 1,200 people.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Mar. 2025
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With the Browns last year, 13.8 percent of Winston’s pass attempts resulted in explosive plays (16-plus yards), per TruMedia.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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A long time ago Rounding out a cluster of cosmic research, new calculations suggest the explosive death of stars, otherwise called supernovas, may have caused two of Earth’s largest mass extinction events.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
22 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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“Flammable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flammable. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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