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
Neighbors whose homes are farther apart face another risk: The vegetation and other combustible materials in between properties can fuel a wildfire.
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
As wildfires devastated communities in southern California over the past three weeks, an unknown number of highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in everything from Apple AirPods to Tesla Cybertrucks were engulfed in flames and released dangerous chemical pollutants into the air.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
For instance, pipes carrying combustible fuels like gas can accumulate significant charge along the walls even if those pipes are nonconducting.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
The fires are the result of a confluence of combustible trends.
—Jeff Young, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
As wildfires devastated communities in southern California over the past three weeks, an unknown number of highly combustible lithium-ion batteries found in everything from Apple AirPods to Tesla Cybertrucks were engulfed in flames and released dangerous chemical pollutants into the air.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
For instance, pipes carrying combustible fuels like gas can accumulate significant charge along the walls even if those pipes are nonconducting.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Feb. 2025
The fires are the result of a confluence of combustible trends.
—Jeff Young, Newsweek, 19 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for combustible
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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
Adjective
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In this region — as in many across the state — people are willing to accept the tradeoff of living in a beautiful yet flammable landscape.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Several years ago, an engineer who worked for the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety wanted to replace flammable pine straw mulch with gravel.—
Ron Lieber,
New York Times,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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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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More than just Flagg’s multidimensional skillset, Gatorade viewed Flagg’s fiery competitiveness as a good fit for the brand.—
Jeff Fedotin,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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When the recent Starship test came to its fiery end, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) responded by halting air traffic around the Orlando, Miami, West Palm Beach, and Fort Lauderdale airports.—
Edward Woodson,
Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Combustible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combustible. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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