fueled

variants or fuelled
Definition of fuelednext
past tense of fuel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for fueled
Verb
  • The book was completed months before Anthropic’s redlines generated new interest in autonomous-drone swarms and killer robots, but even then the writing was on the wall.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The splitter, which generated a 50 percent whiff rate Tuesday, is practically unsolvable.
    Katie Woo, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Tornado sirens, cell phone alerts, high winds and pounding rain woke up Michigan residents as severe weather pushed through the state overnight Tuesday.
    Paula Wethington, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The fighting has pushed many people into famine, caused a huge displacement crisis and left over 30 million people in need of humanitarian assistance.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
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
  • At the center, there is Springsteen, with a world-weariness in his speeches that is in no way mirrored in his performance level, which would feel spirited and energized for a man of half his 76 years.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Conrad, meanwhile, feels energized by the challenge.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Daughter Nancy Haver said her mom graduated from high school in 1936 and her family’s farmhouse was electrified in 1938.
    Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The man who once electrified golf fans around the world is picking up the pieces from yet another mess he’s made.
    CNN.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • On April 8, Cassandra Lange, 29, and Joby Williams, 30, were placed in custody and charged with capital murder in connection with the deaths of Cherry and Stephen Rehbein, according to a news release from the Medina County Sheriff's Office (MCSO).
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Those charged included Kenneth Chee, the founder and CEO of Devastating Fireworks, which stored pyrotechnics at the explosion site in Esparto.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Three Georgia State Patrol troopers and their supervisor were fired from the department after an investigation revealed a scheme where officers used insurance claims to profit off of vehicle chases, an internal report concluded.
    Asia Simone Burns, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
  • But police say security camera footage showed the car was not moving when 32-year-old Samuel Saint Remy fired into the passenger side 15 times, critically wounding the driver.
    Updated April 20, Miami Herald, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • In Carrollton in 2024, leaking natural gas entered a sewer system and triggered a home explosion that killed a man.
    Lexi Salazar, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • That has alarmed free-speech advocates and triggered federal and state-filed antitrust lawsuits, including one that the Colorado Attorney General’s office signed on to.
    John Wenzel, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2026
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“Fueled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fueled. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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