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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for combusts
  1. glows
  2. burns
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  • Shabana Azeez glows in gold, and Supriya Ganesh shimmers in an icy blue gown.
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Why the dead girl’s computer glows with an unnatural brightness whenever the lights turn off?
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of glows
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  • The rivalry burns as strong as ever, but so does the mutual respect, which survives the collisions, politics and long silences.
    — Daniel Gallan, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • There’s a mysterious sickness going around, apparently caused by a toxic fog that invisibly burns the skin of whoever comes into contact with it.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of burns

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