as in energy
something with a usable capacity for doing work
such nonrenewable fuels as coal, petroleum, and natural gas
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Recent Examples of fuel
Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
Sunoco has played a substantial role within NASCAR, not just as a fuel provider, but also through various sponsorships.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
Strategic retail partnerships have also fueled growth.
—Joshua Adragna, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
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Noun
With tariffs on Mexico and Canada currently on pause, trade policy has yet to directly impact fuel prices.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
Sunoco has played a substantial role within NASCAR, not just as a fuel provider, but also through various sponsorships.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
The strain on governments already struggling to provide for their citizens has fueled growing calls from host communities for refugees to return home.
—Jesse Marks, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
Strategic retail partnerships have also fueled growth.
—Joshua Adragna, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuel
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Pursue nutrition support: Food is a form of medicine and can significantly impact your energy, strength, and mood.—
Verywell Health,
Verywell Health,
11 Feb. 2025
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This ditches the expensive and not very road-relevant MGU-H (which recovers waste energy from the turbocharger) in place of a much more powerful MGU-K (an electric motor/generator that can power the wheels or regenerate energy under braking) and a larger battery.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Markets shrug off tariff fears U.S. stocks rose on Monday, powered by major tech names and as traders looked past the latest U.S. tariff threat from President Donald Trump.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
11 Feb. 2025
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In November, a record price at auction was set by a work created for a robot powered by AI.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Amazon expects to generate $14 billion to $18 billion of operating income in the first quarter.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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These adjustments are included in the household side of the employment report, which looks at labor force characteristics and where key ratios such as the unemployment rate are generated.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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That maneuver went at the heart of what was regarded as a sacrosanct tenet in American government: that civil servants remain outside partisan politics and can’t be fired without due process.—
Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
9 Feb. 2025
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Baez is accused of firing multiple shots at Grant, striking him in the torso, on Nov. 27 around 2:42 p.m., near E. 161st St. and Morris Ave.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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With the sun in Aquarius energizing your committed seventh house of agreements, compromise and significant others for most of the month, there is greater focus and emphasis on your one-on-one relationships.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Two years later, conservatives were energized by a watershed moment in Australia’s culture wars.—
Victoria Kim,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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As the storm pushes eastward through Sunday morning, upstate New York and southern New England could see up to a foot of snow.—
Artemis Moshtaghian,
CNN,
8 Feb. 2025
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The current $6 million transformation is focused on the pumphouse, where huge steam engines once pushed along the city’s water supply system.—
Jacques Kelly,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Feb. 2025
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“Fuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuel. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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