fueled

verb

variants or fuelled
past tense of fuel
as in generated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fueled
  1. generated
  2. pushed
  3. powered
  4. energized
  5. electrified
  6. charged
  7. fired
  8. triggered
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  • Brian Otieno/Getty Images For years, Harry had donated the annual income generated by the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund to Sentebale, but that ended this year.
    — Diego Parrado, Vanity Fair, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Barry Iverson / Getty Images file While that one is clearly painted, the more modern images appear to have been generated with the help of artificial intelligence, including one depicting the White House on fire.
    — Max Butterworth, NBC news, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of generated
Verb
  • That lack of supply, not just the screwworm, has pushed prices up.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • This lack of choice pushed some buyers toward used cars to better fit their budgets.
    — Beth Livesay, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • Eco Effort All Maybourne London hotels are powered by 100% renewable electricity, and a solar power farm in Essex is underway.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
  • Inside, the Ingenieur Automatic 40 is powered by the in-house Caliber 32111, offering a robust 120-hour power reserve—an engineering feat that mirrors the endurance and performance demanded on the track.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2025
Definition of powered
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  • Dior, elsewhere, energized a black maxi with chartreuse mules.
    — Andrea Zendejas, Vogue, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Hershiser has been energized by the challenge of learning an entirely new sector with his move into automotive.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of energized
Verb
  • Yet the line was electrified by induction from adjacent lines again in 2018, electrocuting a lineman who touched the conductor, the court filing said.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Port officials say nuclear power could become one source of the clean, around-the-clock electricity needed as port infrastructure becomes increasingly electrified.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of electrified
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  • Last year, just weeks after the homicide, Solano County prosecutors charged Evans with fatally shooting 19-year-old Tamarcus Williams on the 300 block of West Texas Street in Fairfield, court records show.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • For more than five decades, the Department has been charged with protecting and humanely managing wild horses and burros on public lands.
    — Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of charged
Verb
  • The return also shows DePaul paid a $863,500 buyout last fiscal cycle to former head men’s basketball Tony Stubblefield, who was fired in early 2024 after less than three seasons on the job.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Protesters gathered in Tiananmen Square, their numbers building over several weeks until June 4, when People’s Liberation Army troops fired on them.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of fired
Verb
  • That triggered a crunch among many developers and brought on a downturn in the property market that has weighed on the broader economy ever since.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The boat’s capsize triggered a fleet of emergency vessels to the open waters between the Statue of Liberty and the Brooklyn shore.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of triggered
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