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
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.
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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
Authorities said at least one person threw Molotov cocktails—crude bombs filled with gasoline or another flammable liquid—and fired several rounds from a weapon into the vehicles.
—TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
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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
Authorities said at least one person threw Molotov cocktails—crude bombs filled with gasoline or another flammable liquid—and fired several rounds from a weapon into the vehicles.
—TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for flammable
Adjective
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That leaves the party with a combustible combination of entrenched elites presiding over a rank-and-file cohort that loathes both Donald Trump and their own party.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Mixed in with newer homes and buildings constructed with fire-wise methods and materials are wooden cabins from the 1940s and ‘50s with highly combustible shake roofs and wood decks.—
CalMatters,
The Mercury News,
20 Mar. 2025
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What To Know The Center for Countering Disinformation, a branch of Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council, said on Wednesday that Russia was using CS gas, an irritant chemical, in its Shahed explosive drones.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Most of these explosive 7-day runs occurred near major lows — the financial crisis, 2015 and, of course, during the Covid crash.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 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 1 May. 2025.
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