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Recent Examples of consumable
Mission Brain supplemented these efforts by sending shipments of medical supplies and consumable equipment.
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Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
The bills would allow other consumable hemp products that only contain cannabidiol, commonly called CBD, or cannabigerol, known as CBG.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
As users continue to flock to social media for news, current events and public discourse, their thoughts and beliefs must be reliably relayed and easily consumable.
—Rodger Desai, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The company tried to remedy the pain with options that, on the surface, felt reasonable, especially given the fact that batteries are well-known as consumable objects that degrade over time.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2025
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Sophia Li, NPR, 17 Aug. 2025
The bills would allow other consumable hemp products that only contain cannabidiol, commonly called CBD, or cannabigerol, known as CBG.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
As users continue to flock to social media for news, current events and public discourse, their thoughts and beliefs must be reliably relayed and easily consumable.
—Rodger Desai, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The company tried to remedy the pain with options that, on the surface, felt reasonable, especially given the fact that batteries are well-known as consumable objects that degrade over time.
—Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumable
Adjective
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The tank holds 60 percent water and avoids flammable materials entirely.—
Anna Broughel,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Three key lessons for protecting homes from wildfire emerged, two of them applying to individual homeowners hardening houses against fire, and clearing nearby flammable materials like plants and fences and one requiring communitywide action.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The largest member of the grass family, bamboo is combustible, susceptible to deterioration and weaker in rain, raising legitimate questions about its durability, Arup’s Ho said.—
Karina Tsui,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Home sellers will have more work to do in the coming years as the state begins enforcing regulations in 2029 that require owners of existing homes in high-risk wildfire areas to remove vegetation and other combustible material within five feet of the building.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This loop then results in a more inflamed and damaged gut lining.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Aug. 2025
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But Simms’ feisty grandma appeared to thrive on all the attention, expressing discomfort more with the huge black and blue bruise on the left side of her face and with the maze of inflamed insect bites on her arms, than with probing questions from reporters.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Competition, passive-aggressive zingers and hard feelings turn their relationship into a flaming hot mess.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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Firemen spoke of seeing tenants sitting outside flaming buildings with their belongings neatly arranged beside them.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Consumable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumable. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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