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as in combustible
capable of catching or being set on fire with a fiery vapor like that, the lighting of a single match could cause an explosion

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Recent Examples of fiery Indeed, the story doesn’t sizzle without fiery performances from Hailee Steinfeld, Wunmi Mosaku, Li Jun Li and Jayme Lawson. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 July 2025 The park offers something special in every season: kayaking and boating in summer, fiery foliage in fall, frozen waterfalls in winter, and migratory birding in spring. Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2025 Prior, Reid hosted AM Joy, a fiery weekend staple known for its raw political rhetoric. Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025 In wake of the fiery blast, seven people were declared unaccounted for, but their names have not been released. Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 5 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for fiery
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fiery
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  • As in most burning issues, there is no absolutely right or wrong answer.
    Phil Blair, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 June 2025
  • Keep scrolling for more can’t-miss deals and the answers to your most burning questions about Way Day.
    Ali Faccenda, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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  • Football is certainly another, which is why rapper Kendrick Lamar’s willingness to hold a mirror to America during his Super Bowl halftime performance was so searing in its power.
    Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
  • Netflix continues to expand its reality TV universe, with The Ultimatum franchise returning for another searing test of love and commitment.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 2 July 2025
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  • The greatest scientists of any age have always been those most passionate about their field — most drawn to the transcendence reflected in their studies — those whose lives were as great as their work.
    Linda McMahon, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 July 2025
  • And although the show was fairly undersold, the band's passionate fanbase was rewarded with a great spectacle of a show.
    Cal Roach, jsonline.com, 5 July 2025
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  • Enjoying Jazz In its 21st year, the spirited Cape Cod Jazz Festival offers visitors (hotel guests and the public) the chance to enjoy live music and try great food and drinks on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in July and August.
    Kim Foley MacKinnon, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • There was a spirited late rally which came to nothing.
    Michael Cox, New York Times, 6 July 2025
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  • Tonight, the gravity of the occasion—perhaps the biggest reunion in our lifetime—makes the atmosphere combustible.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 5 July 2025
  • In turn, this can help alleviate nicotine cravings and reduce withdrawal symptoms, among smokers of combustible cigarettes as well as e-cigarettes (vaping).
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
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  • Determined to make a clean SPF, Brown says a chemical formula was out of the question (chemical sunscreens are often thought to be unsafe for the coral reef and irritable to sensitive skin types).
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 July 2025
  • In my own experience, poor sleep has frequently been the reason behind feeling tired and irritable.
    Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN Money, 8 July 2025
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  • Somewhat surprisingly, flaming saganaki is now also catching on in Greece, especially in tourist-heavy restaurants, such as the Athens Yacht Club.
    David Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
  • Among the disturbing scenes from the recent Los Angeles protests, which erupted over federal immigration raids, are those in which protestors stood around the flaming Waymos.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 June 2025
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  • One idea is that about a million years after the Big Bang, the universe cooled and underwent a phase transition, an event similar to how boiling water turns liquid into gas.
    Yasemin Saplakoglu, Scientific American, 3 Mar. 2020
  • If candy is still stuck on, pour more boiling water over whatever hasn’t come clean.
    Washington Post, Washington Post, 3 Dec. 2019

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“Fiery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fiery. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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