gasoline
noun
gas·o·line
ˈga-sə-ˌlēn 
ˌga-sə-ˈlēn,
also -zə-
variants
or less commonly gasolene
: a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel especially for internal combustion engines and usually blended from several products of natural gas and petroleum
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Other projections show that the repeal would result in overall savings once a gallon of gasoline becomes a dollar cheaper than previously forecasted.
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Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 31 July 2025
The scheduled closings of a pair of California oil refineries has state officials scrambling to make sure supplies of gasoline remain stable and don’t lead to price spikes at the pump.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
According to a video posted by the publication on Facebook, the suspect entered the building and doused Vogler with a five-gallon bucket of gasoline before chasing him to the front of the office and igniting the fuel.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
This is often when the trouble occurred, when Allen’s decisions poured gasoline on the simmering problem-child narrative.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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Ignacio Calderon, USA Today, 31 July 2025
The scheduled closings of a pair of California oil refineries has state officials scrambling to make sure supplies of gasoline remain stable and don’t lead to price spikes at the pump.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
According to a video posted by the publication on Facebook, the suspect entered the building and doused Vogler with a five-gallon bucket of gasoline before chasing him to the front of the office and igniting the fuel.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 July 2025
This is often when the trouble occurred, when Allen’s decisions poured gasoline on the simmering problem-child narrative.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 29 July 2025
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gasoline
noun
gas·o·line
ˈgas-ə-ˌlēn
ˌgas-ə-ˈlēn
: a flammable liquid produced usually by blending products from natural gas and petroleum and used especially as a fuel for engines
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