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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That combustible set-up blew up in the faces of the bears who needed nothing short of a Powell decrying everything Trump, not realizing that Powell favors two wonderful factors: honesty and truth.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
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De Zerbi’s outbursts, which are often echoed by comparably provocative public pronouncements by Benatia, seem designed to keep the notoriously combustible club living in a permanent state of heightened tension.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have boasted one of the most explosive offenses in football since quarterback Baker Mayfield arrived in 2023, and the Buccaneers paying Mayfield back for it.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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Gaines found ways to be explosive, running for 9 or more yards on three carries, with a long of 14.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cooking Utensils Many cooking utensils are made of wood (flammable) or plastic (both flammable and meltable).—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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As with any craft involving light fixtures, be sure to keep fire safety in mind—this includes using non-flammable materials and LED light bulbs (rather than incandescent) for lower heat emissions.—
Cori Sears,
Better Homes & Gardens,
31 Aug. 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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“Burnable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burnable. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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