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Adjective
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Opt for something like these waterproof (and fireproof) document bags or plastic bins designed to keep water out.—
Jillian Dara,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Oct. 2025 -
Tubes attached to the fireproof shirt allow cooling liquid to circulate.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The second was to build what amounts to a nonflammable moat around a home to prevent embers from alighting on anything next to a house that could burn and ignite the structure.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
12 Aug. 2025
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Keep vehicles off dry grass Properly discard cigarettes or anything flammable (think ashtrays or a nonflammable container, not the ground, and fully snuffed out) The air quality, however, is not dangerous, according to AirNow, which reports the official U.S. air quality.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Among them: Remove weeds, brush, and other invasive vegetation and debris, and use noncombustible rock mulch around your home in place of standard mulch.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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That includes features such as self-closing doors and noncombustible stairways.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Tribune claimed its four-story building constructed of stone, brick and iron at the southeast corner of Dearborn and Madison streets was incombustible.—
Chicago Tribune staff,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2022
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The Chicago Tribune claimed its four-story building constructed of stone, brick and iron at the southeast corner of Dearborn and Madison streets was incombustible.—
Kori Rumore,
chicagotribune.com,
1 Oct. 2021
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“Nonburnable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonburnable. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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