fossil fuel
noun
: a fuel (such as coal, oil, or natural gas) formed in the earth from plant or animal remains
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oil and other fossil fuels
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Climate experts have warned that the extreme conditions gripping southeastern Australia are a public health emergency driven by the burning of fossil fuels.
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Materia Futura launched last year as a design research project born out of Alessia Pasquini and Beatriz Sandini’s curiosity in biomaterials and the need to eliminate fossil fuel plastics.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
These nations—together with to China--will determine the pace of the global climate transition and the future of fossil fuel markets.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Clean energy systems are not just lower-carbon substitutes for fossil fuels.
—Maria Mendiluce, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
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Helen Regan, CNN Money, 30 Jan. 2026
Materia Futura launched last year as a design research project born out of Alessia Pasquini and Beatriz Sandini’s curiosity in biomaterials and the need to eliminate fossil fuel plastics.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 30 Jan. 2026
These nations—together with to China--will determine the pace of the global climate transition and the future of fossil fuel markets.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Clean energy systems are not just lower-carbon substitutes for fossil fuels.
—Maria Mendiluce, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for fossil fuel
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“Fossil fuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossil%20fuel. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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