fuels 1 of 2

noun

plural of fuel
as in energies
something with a usable capacity for doing work such nonrenewable fuels as coal, petroleum, and natural gas

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fuel
as in powers

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Recent Examples of fuels
Noun
Start with the community With a pragmatic and fair approach, data center infrastructure can operate from a combination of baseload fuels, battery storage, and renewables, while prioritizing community needs and impacts. — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 Chemical plants need vast quantities of this gas to manufacture fertilizers, refine fuels, and make everyday plastics. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026 Yandex has invested in huge data centers as the global AI boom fuels demand for computing power. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 Continue reading ⦠WAKE-UP CALL â France's riot chaos fuels warning that mass immigration failures could haunt another country. — FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Warm, moist air moving north fuels storms coming off the California coast. — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026 And scientists say those fires are hotter than ever, as heavy fuels like Douglas firs and ponderosa pines lose moisture in the warming climate. — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026 The box, which can operate on 20 different fuels, produces roughly 95% less NOx and carbon monoxide than top-performing diesel generators. — Richard Eisenberg, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 Artistaya Arriyawongsa directed and co-wrote the film, which uses the supernatural to probe online cruelty and the public shaming it fuels. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuels
  1. energies
  2. powers
  3. generates
  4. energizes
  5. pushes
  6. fires
  7. electrifies
  8. charges
Noun
  • At higher energies, however, the signal began to level off, a behavior known as saturation.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • These two energies don’t necessarily vibe, so doubts may creep in this morning.
    — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of energies
Verb
  • Researchers are adapting the magnetron—the same component that powers microwave ovens—to provide the 10 megawatts of power required for ADS.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 Feb. 2026
  • How Wisconsin's solar battery park powers 130,000 homes The Paris Solar farm began producing power in December 2024 and generates 200 megawatts of renewable electricity during the day.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Definition of powers
Verb
  • This process, which generates perfectly crystalline silicon ingots to be sliced like fragile metallic salamis into thin wafers, is entrusted largely to one firm in Taiwan and two in Japan.
    — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Boasting about 24 flagships across countries, Ecoalf generates about 30 percent of its revenues from retail and 24 percent from e-commerce.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of generates
Verb
  • The first is whether Phase 1 energizes anywhere near its early 2028 target.
    — Jon Markman, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Auspicious Jupiter energizes your 3rd House of Communication while imaginative Neptune harmonizes from your 11th House of Friends and Community, making ideas, introductions, and pitches flow more easily.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026
Definition of energizes
Verb
  • The company reincorporated from Delaware to Texas in 2024, and its charter pushes shareholder claims into mandatory arbitration and limits derivative suits to investors holding at least 3% of the stock—a stake worth tens of billions of dollars.
    — Heather Occhino, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • North Korea has been adding mines, barbed wire fences, anti-tank barriers and other fortifications to what’s already one of the world’s most heavily armed borders as Kim Jong Un pushes a hard line toward Seoul.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of pushes
Verb
  • Jason fires a 3-D harpoon into the eye of Vera Sanchez (Catherine Parks), and later crushes the skull of Rick Bombay (Paul Kratka), causing his eyes to pop out.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • After all, what could go wrong sitting atop three million barrels of oil while a hostile country fires missiles and drones at it?
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of fires
Verb
  • Standing amid the ruins of the villa and grotto, you might be overwhelmed by the ancient mythology that electrifies the air here.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
  • What starts as one state utility trying to see its own network more clearly could end up as part of the blueprint for how the developing world electrifies its future.
    — Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
Definition of electrifies
Verb
  • The warrant, signed Friday by Miami-Dade Chief Circuit Judge Ariana Fajardo Orshan, charges Castro with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the deaths of Carlos Costa, Pablo Morales, Mario de la Peña and Armando Alejandre Jr.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The Florida charges accuse the Castro regime of spying on Brothers to the Rescue as well as American government offices as part of the alleged conspiracy.
    — Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of charges

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