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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In fiscal 2024, more than $69 billion in two-way goods trade flowed through the cargo land port of entry, with the explosive expansion of large commercial building around the port on the U.S. side as a visible testimony to this dynamic.—
Julian Palombo,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025 -
From his explosive debut on the presidential election trail in 2015, Donald Trump‘s career in national politics was uniquely entwined with internet culture.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025
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The California code also includes rules for vegetation management and landscaping to reduce combustible matter on a property.—
Denise Chow,
NBC News,
22 Jan. 2025
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One is the direct flame contact, which means that the fire is moving through some kind of combustible material.—
Umair Irfan,
Vox,
20 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Their two-story home had recently been remodeled and was low on flammable materials.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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But the flames didn't ignite the rest of the house, because its exterior is covered in stucco, not a more flammable material such as wood.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
17 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
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“Ignitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ignitable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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