as in combustible
capable of catching or being set on fire
some pajamas are made of inflammable material, so be careful
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Recent Examples of inflammable
The bag was filled with inflammable gas.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2023
Garg said the fire started on the first floor of the building on Friday evening and spread quickly to other areas where inflammable plastic material used to manufacture equipment including security cameras and a large quantity of cardboard used for packaging were stored.
—Fox News, 14 May 2022
To build the next generation of better-shielded, lightweight spacecraft, engineers will have to figure out how to safely enclose the shielding material inside something airtight and inflammable.
—Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2019
On the other hand, the batteries are sensitive to high temperatures and inherently inflammable.
—Yiwen Lu, Washington Post, 27 June 2022
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2023
Garg said the fire started on the first floor of the building on Friday evening and spread quickly to other areas where inflammable plastic material used to manufacture equipment including security cameras and a large quantity of cardboard used for packaging were stored.
—Fox News, 14 May 2022
To build the next generation of better-shielded, lightweight spacecraft, engineers will have to figure out how to safely enclose the shielding material inside something airtight and inflammable.
—Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 6 June 2019
On the other hand, the batteries are sensitive to high temperatures and inherently inflammable.
—Yiwen Lu, Washington Post, 27 June 2022
See all Example Sentences for inflammable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inflammable
Adjective
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The California code also includes rules for vegetation management and landscaping to reduce combustible matter on a property.—
Denise Chow,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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One is the direct flame contact, which means that the fire is moving through some kind of combustible material.—
Umair Irfan,
Vox,
20 Jan. 2025
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As long as the medicals check out, Revel has the physical tools to play any position in the secondary as a long, explosive playmaker.—
Nick Baumgardner,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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From his explosive debut on the presidential election trail in 2015, Donald Trump‘s career in national politics was uniquely entwined with internet culture.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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As urban boosters and capitalists increasingly invested in industrialization, cities expanded and concentrated flammable commodities together in previously unprecedented ways.—
Justin Hawkins / Made by History,
TIME,
31 Jan. 2025
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In Southern California, for example, much of the wildland fuel is chaparral, a type of shrubland with dense, rocky soil and highly flammable plants in a Mediterranean climate.—
John W. Daily,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 2025
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“Inflammable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inflammable. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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