FUELED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

fueled

verb

variants or fuelled

past tense of fuel

as in generated

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The Rams, the NFL’s top offense in yards per game, generated only 24 yards in 15 plays during their first five possessions and were zero for five on third down.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
In his hands, their coherence lay elsewhere, in their responsiveness to the situations that generated them.

— Julian Rose, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of generated

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Hyperscaler stocks, though, soared, with traders betting they will be forced to rein in the rapid spending that has pushed their free cash flow to negative territory.

— J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Hypersonic travel and space exploration depend on materials that refuse to shatter when pushed past normal physical limits.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026

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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

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Hilton said his campaign had built an infrastructure of donors and a positive policy playbook that energized crowds in a way past campaigns had not.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Nov. 2026
My first big election in the state was the 2014 governor’s race, when Wendy Davis, in her pink sneakers, energized an army of Texas women fighting for reproductive rights.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of energized

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This was him—sans manager and inching toward divorce with Sara Lownds, the mother of his first five children—acting on his own advice, gathering his friends and just getting onstage, high and electrified and focused and free.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026
Sidewalks, footbridges, crosswalks, parks, esplanades, car-free plazas — just about every public space where pedestrians should feel at ease has been infested by a chaotic swarm of vehicles, both electrified and not.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of electrified

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Anthropic said Claude can explain unfamiliar financial terms, such as annual percentage rates (APR), and calculate the interest charged across connected accounts.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
The first movie, also written and directed by Takashi Yamazaki, charged its way to $57 domestically, becoming the biggest live-action Japanese movie in North America, and $113 million globally.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of charged

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The kitchen fire triggered water damage from the restaurant’s sprinkler system that left the place in need of top-to-bottom renovations that went on much longer than expected.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 2 Nov. 2026
However, surging profits have not triggered a wave of new refinery construction.

— , CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

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