as in to burn
to be on fire especially brightly
anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal
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Recent Examples of combust
When combusted, biogas can produce significant amounts of heat, useful in various industrial and agricultural applications.
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Sergey Buchin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The power plant likely also stores chemicals used for cooling, cleaning or other processes, some of which may combust under certain circumstances.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
In conventional designs, air is compressed by an axial compressor, mixed with fuel, and combusted continuously.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Carlson’s images combust with metaphysical abundance.
—Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Sergey Buchin, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
The power plant likely also stores chemicals used for cooling, cleaning or other processes, some of which may combust under certain circumstances.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025
In conventional designs, air is compressed by an axial compressor, mixed with fuel, and combusted continuously.
—Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Carlson’s images combust with metaphysical abundance.
—Jeremy Lybarger, ARTnews.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for combust
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The pair, who met as college undergrads, both burned with idealism and recognized their privilege could be leveraged for a game-changing idea.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
13 Sep. 2023
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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation promotes circular fashion and says that, in the United States, an amount of clothing equal to a garbage truck is ferried to landfills or burned every second.—
Neeti Mehra,
Treehugger,
13 Sep. 2023
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Curtains designed by Rut Bryk glow in the house her husband, Tapio Wirkkala, built for her in their summer retreat in Finnish Lapland.—
Julie Lasky,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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While mothers are expected to radiate happiness after delivery and glow in their new role as a mom, this is unfortunately not always the case.—
Kaitlyn May,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Ash People, who bear red headdresses and have ash smeared across their faces, then attack Jake and Neytiri with a barrage of flaming arrows.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Scores of people in Malaysia were being treated in hospitals on Tuesday after a huge fire broke out at a gas pipeline operated by state energy giant Petronas, showering flaming debris from the sky and shattering windows.—
Huey Mun Leong and Danial Azhar,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Combust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/combust. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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