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Recent Examples of noncombustible So houses are mostly Mediterranean, wrapped with stucco or fiber cement — noncombustible materials — with a few splashes of stone and brick thrown in. Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025 Other tips include installing ember-resistant vents, fire-retardant roofs and building the first 6 inches of exterior walls with noncombustible materials, like brick. Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025 Relocate firewood and lumber to Zone 2. Replace combustible fencing, gates, and arbors attached to the home with noncombustible alternatives. Eric MacK, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025 It was intended, in part, to redirect adult smokers to noncombustible products such as e-cigarettes. Erika Edwards, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for noncombustible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncombustible
Adjective
  • The Tribune claimed its four-story building constructed of stone, brick and iron at the southeast corner of Dearborn and Madison streets was incombustible.
    Chicago Tribune staff, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2022
  • The Chicago Tribune claimed its four-story building constructed of stone, brick and iron at the southeast corner of Dearborn and Madison streets was incombustible.
    Kori Rumore, chicagotribune.com, 1 Oct. 2021
Adjective
  • Consider printing it off and storing it in a fireproof lockbox or protecting it using encryption.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
  • It’s designed for firefighters who must wear thick fireproof gloves and would not be able to throw a Shatterball with any precision, Johnson said.
    Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Miller also recommended a buffer zone between homes and wildland areas, which would be kept clear and contain nonflammable vegetation.
    Denise Chow, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
  • The reaction produces a nonflammable carbon material, thereby slowing a blaze to buy firefighters time.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025

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“Noncombustible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncombustible. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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