combustive

as in combustible
capable of catching or being set on fire with such a highly combustive inventory, the ropewalk was engulfed in flames in a matter of minutes

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Adjective
  • 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, 26 Mar. 2025
  • 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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  • What To Know The Center for Countering Disinformation, a branch of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said on Wednesday that Russia was using CS gas, an irritant chemical, in its Shahed explosive drones.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
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    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2025
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“Combustive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combustive. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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