consumable

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Recent Examples of consumable The definition led contributed to the growth of a consumable hemp product industry, where products like vapes, drinks and gummies that can produce a high are easily accessible at stores in Texas. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Sep. 2025 Gift cards, toys, apparel, and consumable goods are expected to be the top gift purchases. Joan Verdon, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Cupp said the most in-demand items are often consumable supplies needed across schools and grade levels — pencils, paper, notebooks or markers. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 29 Aug. 2025 Mission Brain supplemented these efforts by sending shipments of medical supplies and consumable equipment. Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for consumable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumable
Adjective
  • Assembly Bill 888 establishes a grant program aimed at helping low- and middle-income homeowners in high-fire-risk areas to pay for the removal of flammable vegetation and implement other mitigating measures—like installing fire-resistant materials—within 5 feet of their homes.
    Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • For maximum effectiveness, gas detectors should be installed low to the ground near gas appliances, since most flammable gases are heavier than air.
    Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • And all this against an inflammable backdrop of geopolitical crises including but not limited to the Israel-Hamas war and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
    John Leicester, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Heat also stresses old electrical systems — insulation breaks down; lubricants in relays dry out — and a not-insignificant amount of the subway’s electrical wiring dates to the 1920s and 1930s, some of it cloth-covered, inflammable, and pervious to water.
    Curbed, Curbed, 28 July 2023
Adjective
  • Please tell me the sequel could answer the most burning question of the ’00s: How could Austin not recognize Sam in that mask?
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Cooper, 30, asked Hargitay one more burning question about the actors' on-screen alter egos: will Olivia and Elliot ever end up together?
    Victoria Edel, People.com, 26 June 2025
Adjective
  • The accelerated momentum was helpful in stabilizing — or perhaps acclimating viewers to — the show’s mishmash of tones, which staple together motormouthed policy wonkery and combustible romantic chemistry.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
  • In a criminal complaint, authorities allege Rinderknecht caused the fire by lighting a combustible material, such as vegetation or paper, with an open flame, likely a lighter.
    Alex Stone, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That irritation makes the airway more twitchy, more inflamed and prone to narrow.
    Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • This loop then results in a more inflamed and damaged gut lining.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Blooms reach five inches across and appear in flaming red, pink, yellow, orange, and in all possible versions and mixtures of these colors.
    Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Spotify also shared a graphic of the same design on Instagram, captioning it simply with a key emoji and flaming heart.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The valley forest has a plethora of red maple trees aflame with color in the fall.
    Dave Parfitt, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025

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“Consumable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumable. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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