fueling

verb

variants or fuelling
present participle of fuel
as in generating

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fueling
  1. generating
  2. pushing
  3. powering
  4. energizing
  5. charging
  6. electrifying
  7. firing
  8. triggering
Verb
  • The travel retail channel, generating $76 billion overall, is always on the front line of world events.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
  • When the third act slows down to dramatize the hours of Altman’s ouster from OpenAI, Guadagnino has almost no way of generating the sort of ice-blooded intrigue that runs in Fincher’s veins.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of generating
Verb
  • On Frequency of Love, Monét stretches out, pushing the boundaries of the sophisticated, retro sound of her previous album and finding some surprising new angles to her songwriting.
    — Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The Kremlin has banned diesel exports due to the Ukrainian strikes, pushing global prices higher.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of pushing
Verb
  • The iGen 2200 has no problem powering many of the essential appliances in your RV simultaneously and has 2200 starting watts of power.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
  • Take the examples of the second season of Amazon Prime’s Fallout and Netflix’s first season of Ransom Canyon, which made headlines last year by powering their base camps with solar power.
    — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of powering
Verb
  • This bold move would add instant credibility again and immediate buzz to the program while energizing the fans.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This represents the plasma hitting and passing through clumps of surrounding gas, energizing it.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of energizing
Verb
  • Rice credits photographers, volunteers and small businesses with helping sustain the event without charging participants.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Soler responded by charging the pitcher only to be tackled by Weiss, who holds a black belt in taekwondo.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of charging
Verb
  • After its electrifying premiere, there were quickly reports that A24 is focused on a Best Picture campaign for the film in large part because the Academy’s fusty Documentary Branch may opt not to nominate it for Best Documentary Feature.
    — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The Minnesota Lynx's electrifying guard, Olivia Miles, has been named the Kia WNBA Rookie of the Year.
    — Cole Premo, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of electrifying
Verb
  • The accusation comes two months after Tiffany Qualls’ firing in June.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Body-camera video shows Duran firing seconds after Fortson opened the door holding a handgun pointed down; the disturbance report that sent the deputy there was false.
    — Corey Williams, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of firing
Verb
  • And using a large portion of cash savings or pulling money from a retirement account to eliminate that mortgage could create other problems, including reducing liquidity or potentially triggering a sizable tax bill.
    — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Extra chaos Then Alex Albon’s Williams suffered a gearbox failure on lap 43, triggering a virtual safety car.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of triggering

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“Fueling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fueling. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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