unleaded
adjective
un·lead·ed
ˌən-ˈle-dəd 
1
: not having leads between the lines in printing
2
: not treated or mixed with lead or lead compounds
unleaded fuels
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Michigan gasoline prices, after dropping to a new low last week and settling on average below $3 a gallon statewide for regular unleaded, surged 29 cents a gallon since, hitting a new average of $3.08 a gallon.
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Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Gas prices, which shot up 4.1% overall and 4.2% for regular unleaded fuel (both the largest monthly increases since August 2023), were the biggest culprit behind the monthly increase, BLS data shows.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
At current prices for regular unleaded, a driver would spend only $1,600 to drive the same distance in a model that gets 30 miles per gallon (about 13 kilometers per liter).
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2025
As of Monday, a week and a half after the refinery fire, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in California was almost $4.67 per gallon, according to AAA.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Gas prices, which shot up 4.1% overall and 4.2% for regular unleaded fuel (both the largest monthly increases since August 2023), were the biggest culprit behind the monthly increase, BLS data shows.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
At current prices for regular unleaded, a driver would spend only $1,600 to drive the same distance in a model that gets 30 miles per gallon (about 13 kilometers per liter).
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Oct. 2025
As of Monday, a week and a half after the refinery fire, the average price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline in California was almost $4.67 per gallon, according to AAA.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Unleaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unleaded. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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unleaded
adjective
un·lead·ed
ˌən-ˈled-əd
: not mixed with lead or lead compounds
unleaded gasoline
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