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
Wednesday’s indictment alleges that Soliman entered a park in front of the Boulder County Courthouse on June 1 carrying a backpack weed sprayer containing a flammable liquid and a black plastic container holding over a dozen glass bottles and jars containing flammable liquid.
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Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
Replacing a roof or siding with fire-resistant building materials or cutting back flammable trees can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 June 2025
This product is flammable, so make sure not to spray it near a grill or bonfire, Vanchinathan said.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 20 June 2025
Unfortunately, tapping into a vast natural reservoir of flammable methane gas, the pit has been burning since then, even growing in size over time.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
Replacing a roof or siding with fire-resistant building materials or cutting back flammable trees can cost tens of thousands of dollars.
—Lauren Sommer, NPR, 11 June 2025
This product is flammable, so make sure not to spray it near a grill or bonfire, Vanchinathan said.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 20 June 2025
Unfortunately, tapping into a vast natural reservoir of flammable methane gas, the pit has been burning since then, even growing in size over time.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flammable
Adjective
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Joaquin and Pedro together are surprisingly like a combustible, great pair.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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Shroff agreed the Israel debate is politically combustible but said Mamdani's framing has still resonated with many younger voters.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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In the span of three weeks, in prime time and on the big screen, Americans witnessed two vivid interpretations of the horrors of nuclear war: one explosive and terrifying, the other corrosive and elegiac.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
10 July 2025
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That internal shift can make conflict feel less explosive and more constructive.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 July 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 14 Jul. 2025.
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