as in combustible
capable of catching or being set on fire
don't put something so burnable as a towel next to the stove
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Adjective
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Joaquin and Pedro together are surprisingly like a combustible, great pair.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025 -
Shroff agreed the Israel debate is politically combustible but said Mamdani's framing has still resonated with many younger voters.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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While the Yankees weren’t too explosive on their annual fireworks night, their three runs proved plenty with Tim Hill, Fernando Cruz, Luke Weaver and Devin Williams keeping the A’s off the board.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
28 June 2025
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The 30,000-pound bomb consists of steel, explosive and a fuse programmed to a specific detonation time.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 June 2025
Adjective
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Fuels in the area remained extremely dry and highly flammable.—
Arlyssa D. Becenti,
AZCentral.com,
5 July 2025
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In 2021, Newsom created a wildfire and forest resilience task force, which recommended the state and federal governments manage flammable overgrowth on 1 million acres of the 33 million acres of forestlands in California every year.—
Noah Haggerty,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 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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“Burnable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burnable. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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