as in incombustible
incapable of being burned
firefighting gear is made of noncombustible material
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Recent Examples of noncombustible
Items mentioned in the ban include noncombustible products which can be chewed, absorbed, dissolved or ingested by other means.
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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
That includes features such as self-closing doors and noncombustible stairways.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Firefighters and insurance executives continue to press for a strictly noncombustible Zone Zero, warning that vulnerable communities otherwise will become increasingly uninsurable and risk destruction from urban firestorms.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
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Dana Afana, Freep.com, 22 Oct. 2025
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
That includes features such as self-closing doors and noncombustible stairways.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 30 Sep. 2025
Firefighters and insurance executives continue to press for a strictly noncombustible Zone Zero, warning that vulnerable communities otherwise will become increasingly uninsurable and risk destruction from urban firestorms.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for noncombustible
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
Adjective
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Pool balls crack while patrons flash cash at Scoty Hopkins, who’s tended bar for nearly a decade inside the mammoth structure, which in 1886 was the first fireproof building constructed in Contra Costa County.—
Katie Lauer,
Mercury News,
8 June 2026
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Those things are fireproof, at least.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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That’s where nonflammable alternatives become essential.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
6 May 2026
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Homeowners may remove trees in this immediate zone, provided a nonflammable area is established and maintained.—
Chuck Page,
Mercury News,
12 Apr. 2026
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“Noncombustible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noncombustible. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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