as in combustible
capable of catching or being set on fire
avoid wearing loose flammable clothing when using the blowtorch
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Recent Examples of flammable
In those pioneer days of electric home refrigeration, everyone’s favorite new kitchen appliance relied on highly toxic, flammable, or corrosive gases to keep food chilled.
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Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The problem with this is that lint is flammable.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
Officers arrested him and accused the suspect of placing a device consisting of two bottles of flammable liquid secured with adhesive tape and 650 grams of explosive powder.
—Chase Jordan
march 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
The truck, officials said, was filled with explosives and flammable liquid believed to be gasoline.
—Holmes Lybrand, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
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Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
The problem with this is that lint is flammable.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
Officers arrested him and accused the suspect of placing a device consisting of two bottles of flammable liquid secured with adhesive tape and 650 grams of explosive powder.
—Chase Jordan
march 30, Charlotte Observer, 30 Mar. 2026
The truck, officials said, was filled with explosives and flammable liquid believed to be gasoline.
—Holmes Lybrand, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flammable
Adjective
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Hurley was burned out after his Huskies failed to play to the program’s standard, and after he was pummeled nationally during the 2024-25 season for his combustible sideline disposition, in Maui and beyond.—
Ian O'Connor,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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The complaint also alleges that the project is violating ordinances setting limits on lighting and noise levels, and an ordinance that prohibits storage of combustible materials, including diesel generators.—
Maya Wilkins,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The group Christians for Israel said the detonation targeted its Israel Center in Nijkerk and was caused by an explosive device.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Named after the infamous Japanese suicide pilots of World War II, these kinds of drones can actively hunt for targets, track them, and then ram into them, detonating their explosive payloads.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Apr. 2026
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Many works of Georges Méliès are even believed to have been burned as the original negatives, as the nitrate film stock is incredibly fragile and inflammable.—
Munis Raza,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Mar. 2026
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Flammable and inflammable mean the same thing.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Flammable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flammable. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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