combusts

verb

present tense third-person singular of combust
as in glows
to be on fire especially brightly anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal

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Recent Examples of combusts Unlike SpaceX's current workhorse launcher Falcon 9, which burns a form of the aviation fuel kerosene, Starship combusts the much cleaner combination of methane and liquid oxygen. — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 11 Aug. 2026
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  1. glows
  2. burns
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  • In the spring and summer, ‘Kaleidoscope’ glows yellow-green and bears small white flowers.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 Oct. 2026
  • All of them catch the light, so a cluster on a mantel or a windowsill glows as the afternoon sun moves across them.
    — Danielle Bouchard, Martha Stewart, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of glows
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  • The report authors also looked at how climate change could play out differently if the world burns more or fewer fossil fuels and puts in place stronger or weaker policies.
    — Blanca Begert, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Decades later, the fire lit by his first steed, a brown Schwinn Mag Scrambler, still burns bright.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of burns

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