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 leaves the party with a combustible combination of entrenched elites presiding over a rank-and-file cohort that loathes both Donald Trump and their own party.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
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Mixed in with newer homes and buildings constructed with fire-wise methods and materials are wooden cabins from the 1940s and ‘50s with highly combustible shake roofs and wood decks.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Forecast: Both rookies will have good rookie seasons, but the combination of L.A.’s more talented offense and his own tools will lead to the explosive Hampton, 22, matching or exceeding Jeanty, 21, in both yards per carry and rushes of 20 yards or more. Expect Jeanty to carry a heavier load.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Stars Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and De'Andre Hunter were all unavailable during Game 2, limiting the Cavaliers' explosive attack.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
Adjective
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Be especially wary of really, really flammable things.—
Matthew Korfhage,
WIRED,
24 Mar. 2025
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Another consideration is how close the development sits to heavy vegetation and highly flammable fuels, and to manage them with a combination of wet zones, thinning zones, and fire-resistant planting.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 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 16 May. 2025.
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