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Recent Examples of combust The chemical element sticks to human skin and can combust spontaneously when exposed to air at temperatures above 86 degrees Fahrenheit. Paul Hockenos, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Sep. 2024 Austin McIntosh, a technician, and Kyle Fennig, a research assistant, grabbed a tool to measure how much of the soil had combusted. Manuela Andreoni, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2024 The debacle of Biden-Trump II was the exception that proves the rule—to meet the threshold for mattering, a sitting President must spontaneously combust on live TV. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2024 Although sustainable fuel is still combusted in the same way as regular gasoline, it is produced in part by capturing carbon from the atmosphere. Alistair Charlton, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for combust 
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Verb
  • The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 13 Sep. 2023
  • The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.
    Neeti Mehra, Treehugger, 13 Sep. 2023
Verb
  • It’s racked up more than 18,400 perfect ratings and over 3,000 glowing reviews.
    Isabel Garcia, People.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • One reviewer put them to the test in the hot and humid Amazon Rainforest and another in an Alaskan rainstorm, and each returned to the comments with glowing testimonials.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Located around a four-hour drive north of Ashgabat via a rough desert highway, this giant flaming hole in the ground was created during the Soviet era by a natural gas rig collapsing into an underground gas pocket.
    Joe Yogerst, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Away from the cocktail and any alcohol bottle, flame the rosemary sprig by using either a lighter or a brûlée torch, taking care not to burn yourself.
    Jeff Burkhart, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024

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“Combust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combust. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

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