fuel up
phrasal verb
fueled up or fuelled up; fueling up or fuelling up; fuels up
: to put fuel into a car, airplane, etc.
They fueled up for their long journey home.
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Take advantage of the setting by booking the morning bread delivery service to fuel up before a day at the ski resorts or on the hiking trails.
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2025
Never a lunch for me, this summertime snack was easy to make and kept me fueled up for a long day of running through the woods.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
Here are the most expensive counties in Indiana to fuel up and the five cheapest, as of Nov. 24.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 24 Nov. 2025
Here are the most and least expensive places to fuel up in the commonwealth.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Nov. 2025
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Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2025
Never a lunch for me, this summertime snack was easy to make and kept me fueled up for a long day of running through the woods.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 5 Dec. 2025
Here are the most expensive counties in Indiana to fuel up and the five cheapest, as of Nov. 24.
—Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 24 Nov. 2025
Here are the most and least expensive places to fuel up in the commonwealth.
—Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fuel up
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“Fuel up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fuel%20up. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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