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
Known for their hot, dry nature, Santa Ana winds sap moisture from vegetation, leaving grasses, shrubs and trees highly combustible.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Also, officials warned, the Russians might have wanted that memo to be released; even four years on, anything mentioning Clinton, Russia, and Trump was politically combustible and potentially disruptive to the election.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Of course, rules to reduce nicotine in cigarettes would have no impact on nicotine in e-cigarettes, which have largely replaced combustible tobacco as one of the main ways young people now consume nicotine.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
The response to Los Angeles’s worst fire crisis in history has been complicated by Santa Ana winds and dry, combustible terrain.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
Also, officials warned, the Russians might have wanted that memo to be released; even four years on, anything mentioning Clinton, Russia, and Trump was politically combustible and potentially disruptive to the election.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Of course, rules to reduce nicotine in cigarettes would have no impact on nicotine in e-cigarettes, which have largely replaced combustible tobacco as one of the main ways young people now consume nicotine.
—Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
The response to Los Angeles’s worst fire crisis in history has been complicated by Santa Ana winds and dry, combustible terrain.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for combustible
Adjective
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These fires aren't just about burn but explosive potential.—
Tim Bajarin,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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As long as the medicals check out, Revel has the physical tools to play any position in the secondary as a long, explosive playmaker.—
Nick Baumgardner,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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As urban boosters and capitalists increasingly invested in industrialization, cities expanded and concentrated flammable commodities together in previously unprecedented ways.—
Justin Hawkins / Made by History,
TIME,
31 Jan. 2025
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In Southern California, for example, much of the wildland fuel is chaparral, a type of shrubland with dense, rocky soil and highly flammable plants in a Mediterranean climate.—
John W. Daily,
The Conversation,
30 Jan. 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
Adjective
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In some ways, Ms. Meloni has provided a road map for hard-right leaders seeking to win and hold power in Europe: Talk a fiery game, but tack to the center on some issues — most notably support for Ukraine.—
Jim Tankersley,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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For the occasion, Queen Letizia leaned into a fiery red colorway, wearing a bold red pantsuit with coordinated trousers and double-breasted blazer.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Combustible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combustible. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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