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
Nitrate film stock, which was used in the industry from the eighteen-nineties to the mid-twentieth century, and which was responsible for many of the most beautiful movies on record, is also insanely flammable.
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Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Most conventional batteries use a liquid electrolyte, which is flammable.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Remember, essential oils are flammable, so never add them to dryers.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Frank Olton was discovered bound to a pole in the basement with multiple stab wounds after being doused with a flammable liquid and set on fire, police sources told the New York Post.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flammable
Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
Most conventional batteries use a liquid electrolyte, which is flammable.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2025
Remember, essential oils are flammable, so never add them to dryers.
—Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
Frank Olton was discovered bound to a pole in the basement with multiple stab wounds after being doused with a flammable liquid and set on fire, police sources told the New York Post.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flammable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flammable
Adjective
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As in prior moral panics, the technology proved to be an easy and tangible scapegoat, which enabled Americans to avoid grappling with the complex social factors—like deindustrialization, urban decay, and disillusioned suburban children—that led to a combustible situation ripe for tragedy.—
Time,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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Rinderknecht — who once lived in the Pacific Palisades area — likely used a lighter that set fire to combustible material such as vegetation or paper, authorities alleged in the complaint.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The one piece that the Chiefs are arguably still missing is an explosive rusher at the running back position, where Isiah Pacheco and Kareem Hunt have split responsibilities to this point.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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The manufacturing facility, Accurate Energetic Systems, lies roughly 60 miles west of Nashville and crafts highly explosive products for the military and industrial companies.—
Rebekah Riess,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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 19 Oct. 2025.
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