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
The dog, which Giancarlo said combusted as if something flammable had been applied to it, ran over to the couch, where the tenant tried to grab it, the report said.
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
Adams sprints to the OR to warn that the (very flammable) gas is in the air.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2025
No one can bring anything in that’s flammable, including pyros.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Those embers then interact with flammable gasses that are in many different forms, even coming from a single burning couch.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 20 May 2025
Adams sprints to the OR to warn that the (very flammable) gas is in the air.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2025
No one can bring anything in that’s flammable, including pyros.
—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 10 May 2025
Those embers then interact with flammable gasses that are in many different forms, even coming from a single burning couch.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flammable
Adjective
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The earlier case remained unsolved, but the parallels between the shootings are stark, echoing a combustible chapter in Israeli-Palestinian relations in which violence flared around the globe.—
Adam Goldman,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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What new adventures could bring out—and deepen—her combustible mix of vulnerability and ferocity?—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
21 May 2025
Adjective
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Officials with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms conducted a search at Ross’ home in Oklahoma and seized materials that were used to build the explosive devices, police said.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 May 2025
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By the time a trend becomes obvious and investment products are widely available, much of the initial explosive growth has often already occurred.—
Gianluca Sidoti,
Forbes.com,
23 May 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 3 Jun. 2025.
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