as in combustible
capable of catching or being set on fire
avoid wearing loose flammable clothing when using the blowtorch
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Recent Examples of flammable
Lithium-ion batteries, which are used in power banks, are filled with materials which are highly reactive and highly flammable, according to Sonya Brown, senior lecturer in aerospace design at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia.
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Generally, also avoid placing flammable stuff like pillows or drapes in a spot that might potentially fall atop the space heater or drape over them.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2025
Worden said adding a metal roof or removing flammable plantings may increase a historic landmark's chances of surviving a wildfire.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
The new plan includes additional focus on hazardous vegetation that could enable the spread of wildfires when not properly maintained or when invasive, flammable species are present.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2025
Generally, also avoid placing flammable stuff like pillows or drapes in a spot that might potentially fall atop the space heater or drape over them.
—Matthew Korfhage, WIRED, 24 Mar. 2025
Worden said adding a metal roof or removing flammable plantings may increase a historic landmark's chances of surviving a wildfire.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 31 Mar. 2025
The new plan includes additional focus on hazardous vegetation that could enable the spread of wildfires when not properly maintained or when invasive, flammable species are present.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 26 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flammable
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And, yeah, Saw huffing on the very combustible rhydo probably doesn’t help him stay even-keeled.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
30 Apr. 2025
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Without home insurance, banks won’t lend and construction won’t start in these predictably combustible areas on the outskirts of our cities and at the edge of nature.—
Max Taves,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Forecast: Both rookies will have good rookie seasons, but the combination of L.A.’s more talented offense and his own tools will lead to the explosive Hampton, 22, matching or exceeding Jeanty, 21, in both yards per carry and rushes of 20 yards or more. Expect Jeanty to carry a heavier load.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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Stars Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, and De'Andre Hunter were all unavailable during Game 2, limiting the Cavaliers' explosive attack.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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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
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“Flammable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flammable. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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