consumable

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Recent Examples of consumable Current Texas law allows the sale of consumable hemp products with up to 0.3% THC concentration. Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 State legislators have made two attempts at enacting a state regulation on consumable hemp — Act 629 in 2023 and Act 934 earlier this year — but there is currently a federal injunction in place challenging the constitutionality of the state law. Randal Seyler, Arkansas Online, 21 May 2025 The administration of California Gov. Gavin Newsom is seeking a permanent ban on consumable hemp products that contain THC, according to a rulemaking proposal the state health department released on Friday and reported on by SFGate. A.j. Herrington, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025 Be Mindful Of Space Unlike many common gifts—bottles of wine, gourmet snacks and chocolates, bath products, and the like—secondhand products are generally not consumable and therefore will take up space in your recipient's home. Sarah Lyon, Southern Living, 10 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for consumable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for consumable
Adjective
  • At the corner, the man is seen dragging the animal into the street, pouring a flammable liquid on it, and setting it on fire before running off.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 July 2025
  • Nonnative grasses can be extremely flammable and spread quickly, increasing the risk and intensity of a wildfire.
    John Leos, AZCentral.com, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • And all this against an inflammable backdrop of geopolitical crises including but not limited to the Israel-Hamas war and Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
    John Leicester, Quartz, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Heat also stresses old electrical systems — insulation breaks down; lubricants in relays dry out — and a not-insignificant amount of the subway’s electrical wiring dates to the 1920s and 1930s, some of it cloth-covered, inflammable, and pervious to water.
    Curbed, Curbed, 28 July 2023
Adjective
  • Tom Cruise has been awarded the Guinness World Record for most burning parachute jumps by an individual, netting a whopping 16 flaming jumps while filming Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning.
    Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 5 June 2025
  • The action star, 62, now has a Guinness World Records title for most burning parachute jumps by an individual, the organization announced Thursday, June 5.
    Jack Smart, People.com, 5 June 2025
Adjective
  • Mitchell said one of his top tips for protecting a home from a wildfire is to clear combustible materials such as wood piles and dead and dying vegetation from within 0 to 5 feet of a structure, identified as Zone 0.
    Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2025
  • The fire department issued a premise hazard notice – which was removed after the combustible materials were removed.
    Taylor O’Connor July 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2025
Adjective
  • Somewhat surprisingly, flaming saganaki is now also catching on in Greece, especially in tourist-heavy restaurants, such as the Athens Yacht Club.
    David Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
  • Among the disturbing scenes from the recent Los Angeles protests, which erupted over federal immigration raids, are those in which protestors stood around the flaming Waymos.
    Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 9 June 2025

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“Consumable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consumable. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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