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
With more than 38,000 gallons of fuel on board the cargo flight bound for Hawaii, the crash created a massive ball of fire – punctuated by smaller explosions from flammable material on the ground – and sent a towering plume of thick black smoke into the sky.
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Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Store batteries away from anything flammable.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
In the late twentieth century, fire agencies urged homeowners to replace flammable wooden shingles with alternatives such as Spanish tiles, which are made from non-combustible terra-cotta.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 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
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Karina Tsui, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Store batteries away from anything flammable.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
In the late twentieth century, fire agencies urged homeowners to replace flammable wooden shingles with alternatives such as Spanish tiles, which are made from non-combustible terra-cotta.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flammable
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There are swift, serpentine vines dexterous enough to snatch Dek’s supplies; combustible little slugs that detonate like grenades when triggered; and exotic flowers that swell up and squirt paralyzing darts when something approaches.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
4 Nov. 2025
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Hazardous Materials Items such as flammable liquids, chemicals, or combustible materials should never find their place in the bedroom closet.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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Buffett and Munger have long said that given its size, Berkshire can no longer achieve the explosive growth of its earlier years.—
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CNBC,
11 Nov. 2025
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Frueh did not work with Livelsberger, but said that for veterans, intense training and proximity to explosive blasts put special operators at a higher risk for traumatic brain injuries than average people or even typical military personnel.—
Tonya Simpson,
ABC News,
11 Nov. 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 30 Nov. 2025.
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