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
Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Lively’s lawyers argued on Friday that the move is intended to fuel Baldoni’s media strategy and indicated skepticism around whether the deposition will actually happen.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Fuel Prices - The average fuel cost dropped 12.8% from last year to $0.13 per mile.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
On defense, Toledo has been dominant against the run, holding opponents to minimal yardage and creating turnovers to fuel their fast starts.
—Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Lively’s lawyers argued on Friday that the move is intended to fuel Baldoni’s media strategy and indicated skepticism around whether the deposition will actually happen.
—Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
Full bellies fuel learning, education experts often say.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
Fuel Prices - The average fuel cost dropped 12.8% from last year to $0.13 per mile.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuel
Noun
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Nightly entertainment, including magic shows and live music, brings energy to the evenings.—
Allison Tibaldi,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Rebecca Hall plays Rosenkrantz and Ben Whishaw plays Hujar, who offers a detailed account of his previous day’s activity, involving such idiosyncratic eminences as Susan Sontag and Allen Ginsberg—and the sorts of gamesmanship and intimate tensions that ensnare and frustrate artistic energies.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The idea is that Nvidia gives OpenAI cash to build data centers, and in return, OpenAI buys Nvidia’s chips (at a discount) to power those data centers.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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Genna McDonald tallied two goals and an assist to power Medfield to a 5-1 Tri-Valley League win over Norwood.—
Brendan Connelly,
Boston Herald,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Done right, these collaborations not only generate hype, but pay off.—
Hayley Cuccinello,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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Morrisey hasn’t withdrawn his executive order, which conflicts with the state’s immunization law, and has generated confusion and uncertainty.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Other agencies affected by the DOGE firing spree have also had to reverse course and rehire workers.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
25 Sep. 2025
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Officials said evidence collected at the location confirmed that multiple gunshots were fired.—
Michelle Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Private money from people like Yuri Milner has energized the field.—
Adam Frank,
Big Think,
25 Sep. 2025
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Newsom, viewed by strategists as a top contender for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination, has used such moments to rally support and energize Democrats.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Speaking in Rhode Island, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said that signs of labor market weakness had pushed policymakers to shift their balance of risks in a way that justified a rate cut this month.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Fuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuel. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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