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
Despite this reprieve, the NIH supported by the federal government will challenge the ruling amidst a combustible political backdrop of a U.S. President continuing to argue that his legislative agenda is being stymied by political opponents.
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Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
First responders also recommend ensuring space between combustible items and your home, cleaning pine needles and leaves from rooftops and gutters, and decluttering the inside of the home to help curb a fire’s spread and prevent the loss of important items.
—Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Its sound was fueled by singalong rock choruses and the combustible chemistry between guitarist-songwriter Noel Gallagher and his brother Liam, the band's singer.
—CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025
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
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Gus Alexiou, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
First responders also recommend ensuring space between combustible items and your home, cleaning pine needles and leaves from rooftops and gutters, and decluttering the inside of the home to help curb a fire’s spread and prevent the loss of important items.
—Tyler Faurot, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2025
Its sound was fueled by singalong rock choruses and the combustible chemistry between guitarist-songwriter Noel Gallagher and his brother Liam, the band's singer.
—CBS News, 12 Feb. 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for combustible
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What To Know The Center for Countering Disinformation, a branch of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said on Wednesday that Russia was using CS gas, an irritant chemical, in its Shahed explosive drones.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Most of these explosive 7-day runs occurred near major lows — the financial crisis, 2015 and, of course, during the Covid crash.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2025
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Worden said adding a metal roof or removing flammable plantings may increase a historic landmark's chances of surviving a wildfire.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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The new plan includes additional focus on hazardous vegetation that could enable the spread of wildfires when not properly maintained or when invasive, flammable species are present.—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 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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Read Next World ‘Stocky’ creature with ‘fiery orange’ eyes found mating.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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The sun is currently experiencing solar maximum, or the peak in its 11-year cycle, and as the sun becomes more active, researchers have observed increasingly intense solar flares and coronal mass ejections erupting from the fiery orb.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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“Combustible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combustible. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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