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flammable

[flam-uh-buhl] / ˈflæm ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
easily set afire
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
fireproof flameproof incombustible non-flammable


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Roads can also facilitate the spread of flammable invasive grasses and other fire fuels.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 2026

These findings don’t demonstrate that protected areas are inherently more flammable or that protection itself increases wildfire risk.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

Whatever their environmental merit, such measures increase the amount of highly flammable fuel for fires, make it easier for blazes to spread and harder to extinguish.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

The fierce fires ravaging parts of France and Spain are the result of forests and vegetation becoming more flammable because of drought and a series of record-breaking heatwaves that have hit Western Europe since May.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

Surrounded by the jungle, it is green and lush during the rainy season and dusty and flammable during the dry season.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung




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