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
  • See You At The Finish Line follows Lucas, a sharp-witted, working-class rower, and George, an American golden-boy captain, whose uneasy alliance evolves into a tender but combustible love story against the backdrop of the famous boat race between Oxford and Cambridge universities.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
  • 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, 24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Over the years, this generation has played a central role in explosive political protests in the region.
    Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Even though the software provider’s fiscal first-quarter earnings missed expectations, its guidance of explosive growth in the subsequent years caught analysts by surprise.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Combustive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combustive. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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