as in noncombustible
incapable of being burned
children's pajamas made of nonflammable fabric
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Recent Examples of nonflammable
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.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
By using water as their solvent, these hydrogel batteries would prove nonflammable and less sensitive to moisture than commercial lithium-ion batteries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Apr. 2025
Miller also recommended a buffer zone between homes and wildland areas, which would be kept clear and contain nonflammable vegetation.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
Clearing brush, using nonflammable building materials, and siting buildings away from dense vegetation can all help.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
By using water as their solvent, these hydrogel batteries would prove nonflammable and less sensitive to moisture than commercial lithium-ion batteries.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 Apr. 2025
Miller also recommended a buffer zone between homes and wildland areas, which would be kept clear and contain nonflammable vegetation.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 22 Jan. 2025
Clearing brush, using nonflammable building materials, and siting buildings away from dense vegetation can all help.
—David Gelles, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonflammable
Adjective
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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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The Rancho Santa Fe Fire District has been enforcing this law since 2024, where the first five feet around homes has to be completely noncombustible—that means no landscaping, trash cans, plastic pots or patio furniture; the area should just be gravel, pavers or dirt.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 July 2025
Adjective
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In 2021, firefighters wrapped trees with fireproof aluminum blankets in the famous Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park, home to five of Earth’s 10 largest trees, including the biggest of them all, the General Sherman Tree.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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Its first offices consisted of two rooms and a fireproof vault in the old courthouse (built in 1874) in Washington.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Aug. 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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“Nonflammable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonflammable. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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