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 Disposable vapes, intended to be thrown away once used, come with a highly flammable lithium ion battery that poses a risk for garbage trucks and waste processing facilities, said Joe La Mariana of the group RethinkWaste at a Wednesday press conference. Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 20 Feb. 2025 You’re reminded that human beings are extremely flammable. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Feb. 2025 Officials are also debating possible new homebuilding regulations, including rezoning for lower housing density in especially fire-prone areas, and expediting a set of forthcoming standards for removing debris, flammable vegetation and wooden fences from the perimeters of homes. Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2025 There was talk a couple of years ago about UCSD cutting down the very flammable eucalyptus trees and replacing them with more fire-retardant vegetation. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flammable
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Adjective
  • Both instances violated fire protection procedures that require maintaining at least 5 feet of distance between hot metal surfaces and combustible material.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Neighbors whose homes are farther apart face another risk: The vegetation and other combustible materials in between properties can fuel a wildfire.
    Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025
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  • The larger simulated star burned through its fuel in just 2.6 million years before meeting its own explosive end, showering a whopping 55 solar masses of oxygen (more than 18 million Earth masses) into space.
    Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Moscow has welcomed the radical U.S. shift in rhetoric and policy, which culminated in an explosive Trump-Zelenskyy Oval Office meeting last month.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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 16 Mar. 2025.

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