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combustion

noun as in explosion; on fire

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The heat and combustion appear before her, then they are gone; it’s all over so quickly.

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Ferrari, perhaps more than any other automaker, has built its brand on internal combustion engines.

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A post-mortem examination found the child died from the "inhalation of the products of combustion", the court heard.

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In a strategic shift, Porsche said an upcoming line of sport utility vehicles, originally planned as fully electric, will now launch exclusively with combustion engines and plug-in hybrid options.

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The agency said it suspects the cause was poor maintenance and inadequate ventilation in the inverter battery area, which caused overheating and combustion.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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