combustible
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But despite Segel and Weaver’s best efforts, they can’t make this bickering duo deliciously awful, the characters proving more grating than hilariously combustible.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
But his exacting standards and quick temper—to say nothing of his combustible relationship with the ensemble’s formidable chief executive, Ernest Fleischmann—resulted in Mr. Thomas’s unceremonious departure from the organization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
McCraney has a way of drawing the best from actors in tight combustible spaces and Mann has a long history with Fugard.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
The combustible Russian has made no secret of his dislike of playing on clay, previously describing it as "a surface for losers".
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
Ghosts were not combustible, and neither was mesarthium, so there had been no risk of her setting the citadel alight.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing combustible
Automobiles
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100 Great Words from "Fahrenheit 451" -- Part I Vocabulary
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The Great Fire
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