fueled

variants or fuelled
past tense of fuel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fueled
Verb
  • Melissa generated torrential rains, causing flooding with more than 12 inches of rain estimated, CNN reported.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Swells generated by Melissa will continue to affect portions of Hispaniola, Cuba, the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands for the next few days, and will spread toward Bermuda later this week, causing life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.
    MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In a 30-minute interview, Martin defended how the party has been managing its internal divisions, and pushed back at Republicans who have accused Democrats of embracing violence and radical politics.
    David Weigel, semafor.com, 31 Oct. 2025
  • At 14, Wuornos gave birth to a son who was placed for adoption, and she was soon pushed out of the home and began drifting and hitchhiking, per the Netflix documentary.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • His death energized efforts to expand Turning Point's reach, which already had a considerable presence on college and high school campuses.
    Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Both of their respective performances have energized a struggling offense that sits at 2-5 entering their Week 8 rematch against the Eagles.
    Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Though conventional in its concept (family moves into house, spirits possess family, paranormal investigators exorcize spirits), the movie's significance comes from its execution, which electrified audiences with ominous clapping hands and expert control of tension.
    Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Vehicles were becoming electrified and software-defined.
    Big Think, Big Think, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The defendant had initially been charged with two counts of conspiring to create and distribute animal crush videos, but prosecutors agreed to reduce that to just one count in exchange for a guilty plea from Morelli.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Both sides have also charged one another with mistreatment of detainees and failure to uphold the spirit of the ceasefire deal.
    Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The news comes a week after the school fired football head coach Brian Kelly and then former athletic director Scott Woodward a few days later.
    Chris Vannini, New York Times, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Taylor was also fired for an outside employment policy violation, his personnel file said.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Patterson returns to Charlotte following a monthslong controversy over the circumstances of Jennings’ split with the city, including a secretive six-figure settlement that triggered an investigation by the State Auditor’s Office.
    Ryan Oehrli, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The shutdown was triggered at the start of October when Senate Democrats blocked the passage of the CR passed by the House.
    Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Fueled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fueled. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.

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