Combust
Combust verb - To be on fire especially brightly.
Usage example: anthracite, which is naturally hard, combusts more cleanly than bituminous coal
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Flare and Combust. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/combust/flare
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