variants
also ignitible
as in explosive
capable of catching or being set on fire
gasoline fumes are quite ignitable
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Adjective
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The mentor Steffen’s 6-foot-3 frame and increasingly explosive athleticism are nothing to scoff at, but his superpower isn’t necessarily physical.—
Braidon Nourse,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025 -
Meanwhile, the Americans stifled the explosive Canada offense by limiting the Canadians to 26 shots.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The study found a greater chance that drier, more combustible conditions will now overlap with the peak Santa Ana wind season in December and January.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
28 Jan. 2025
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Consistent engagement with consumers to raise awareness about the lower risks of alternatives like nicotine pouches compared to combustible cigarettes.—
Markus Lindblad,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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They were crowded together, next to flammable brushland, and accessed by narrow, winding roads that struggled to accommodate two-way traffic or firetrucks.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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But the Warriors traded no risk, no reward for a flammable, ceiling-raising swing.—
Danny Emerman,
The Mercury News,
9 Feb. 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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“Ignitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignitable. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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