fueling

variants or fuelling
Definition of fuelingnext
present participle of fuel

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Recent Examples of fueling Delivering zero-emission fueling operations, the vehicle ensures reliable and efficient fuel transfer. Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
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Verb
  • The pilot, which became operational in October 2020, consists of two offshore wind energy turbines generating 6-megawatts each — enough to power up to 3,000 homes.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Mar. 2026
  • OpenAI shuttered its video generating app Sora, six months on from launching the service.
    Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Trump faces a strong lobby within the GOP pushing him to make good on his promise to deport 1 million people a year.
    Rebecca Santana, Chicago Tribune, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Prosecutors say New Mexico is not seeking to hold Meta accountable for content on its platforms, but rather its role in pushing out that content through complex algorithms that proliferate material that can be addictive and harmful to children.
    Morgan Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • In terms of scale, this means that NFPA 855 covers systems as small as a those capable of powering an average American home for one day, all the way up to the largest systems that can provide backup power for entire towns.
    Erin Smith, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Capable of powering 1 million homes for one hour all at once, the Waratah Super Battery is meant to stabilize Australia’s power grid.
    Interesting Engineering, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Ivišić twins, along with Stojaković, who had 21 points, were an energizing part of Illinois’ second-half surge Saturday, contributing a string of dunks that got the Illini crowd — and the bench — going.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Ambitious Mars trines Jupiter, the Greater Benefic, energizing your 10th House of Power and your analytical 2nd house.
    Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 21 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • There is little precedent for a state successfully charging for passage through an international strait.
    Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Despite Borges’ testimony as a government witness over the past three days, the indictment charging Rivera and Nuhfer with conspiring against the United States and failing to register as foreign agents for Venezuela alleges that Nuhfer also attended the New York meeting on that April day.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • From there, the one-minute-and-sixteen-second clip unfolds with a rapid montage of electrifying concert footage, interspersed with candid moments from life on the road.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • China has a considerable crude stockpile and is swiftly electrifying its economy, but hundreds of millions of drivers who still rely on gas will likely feel the sting of higher prices.
    Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The system uses a multi-vote command architecture that requires several internal checks before firing, including a safeguard that prevents the laser from discharging if a civilian aircraft overlaps with the beam path.
    Munis Raza, Interesting Engineering, 25 Mar. 2026
  • According to the Broward Sheriff's Office, the shooting happened last Monday night after a 27-year-old man, identified as William Forhan, was robbed and then chased after the suspect while firing a gun multiple times.
    Joan Murray, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • These seemingly innocuous actions can kindle dry grass, potentially triggering a wildfire.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2026
  • By 2033, the trust fund will run dry, triggering that immense, across-the-board drop that is slated to punish the most vulnerable Americans by collapsing all benefits an equal share regardless of income.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026

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“Fueling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fueling. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.

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