as in energies
something with a usable capacity for doing work
such nonrenewable fuels as coal, petroleum, and natural gas
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Recent Examples of fuels
Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … LIZ PEEK – Democrat fury fuels 'No Kings' protests but endgame is elusive.
—FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
This is an acknowledgement that direct licensing in advance of launching new products is the only appropriate way to build them and demonstrates how a properly functioning market benefits everyone in the ecosystem and fuels innovation.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
In an era when celebrity is a substitute for substance and norm-breaking behavior fuels fundraising, the starry race to lead America’s biggest city could recenter in-the-wilderness Democrats and give them something passing for an anchor.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
When oil and gas were discovered across the continent, its governments desperately needed the revenues but didn’t have the resources to pull these fuels out of the ground.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
The Zad Al-Izza convoy is taking 6,000 tons of food and flour, 2,000 tons of fuels and nearly 1,000 tons of medical supplies and other essential items including portable toilets, tents and blankets.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
Balbach plans to continue exploring how sperm use different fuels like glucose and fructose to meet energy demands.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
The most recent, issued July 30, alleged that the refinery failed to properly control the burning of excess gases at a piece of equipment related to its Isomax unit, which uses hydrogen, heat and pressure to break down heavier oils into lighter fuels like jet fuel.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
In the sixties, a California law supported by the state’s fire agency advanced the foundational concept of defensible space, a zone of up to a hundred feet where fuels such as brush and trees are strategically trimmed back and managed.
—Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
Continue reading … LIZ PEEK – Democrat fury fuels 'No Kings' protests but endgame is elusive.
—FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
This is an acknowledgement that direct licensing in advance of launching new products is the only appropriate way to build them and demonstrates how a properly functioning market benefits everyone in the ecosystem and fuels innovation.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
In an era when celebrity is a substitute for substance and norm-breaking behavior fuels fundraising, the starry race to lead America’s biggest city could recenter in-the-wilderness Democrats and give them something passing for an anchor.
—Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
When oil and gas were discovered across the continent, its governments desperately needed the revenues but didn’t have the resources to pull these fuels out of the ground.
—Samanth Subramanian, The Dial, 14 Oct. 2025
The Zad Al-Izza convoy is taking 6,000 tons of food and flour, 2,000 tons of fuels and nearly 1,000 tons of medical supplies and other essential items including portable toilets, tents and blankets.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 12 Oct. 2025
Balbach plans to continue exploring how sperm use different fuels like glucose and fructose to meet energy demands.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
The most recent, issued July 30, alleged that the refinery failed to properly control the burning of excess gases at a piece of equipment related to its Isomax unit, which uses hydrogen, heat and pressure to break down heavier oils into lighter fuels like jet fuel.
—Calmatters, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuels
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These puzzles, like the horizon problem, the flatness problem, and the monopole problem, strongly suggested that the hot, dense, early state couldn’t be extrapolated to arbitrarily high temperatures and energies.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
22 Oct. 2025
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There are four energies in the car.—
Gerrick Kennedy,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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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
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This process, which powers the sun and stars, offers the potential for a virtually limitless power source.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Ninety-five percent of the components of an iPhone, for example—a product family that generates half of Apple’s total revenue—come from overseas, and the vast majority of them are assembled in China.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Also part of this launch is the new NC° Band, a wearable device that generates a prediction on which stage of perimenopause the wearer is in by using biometric data like body temperature and heart rate.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
22 Oct. 2025
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To take things up a notch, caffeine energizes dull, tired skin for an instant wake-up call.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
30 Sep. 2025
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The Aries Full Moon on the 6th energizes your expansion zone and ignites your sector of travel, publishing, spirituality, and belief systems.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
30 Sep. 2025
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This pushes Tony and Ziva to risk everything in order to save her and finally put an end to the conspiracy.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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The video also pushes for universal healthcare.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Their range is not much greater than the drones Ukraine currently fires nightly deep into Russia.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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Power isn’t just about a big bullet — how that bullet, the rifle that fires it, and the people using it all work together.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2025
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The seasoned steppers usually carry an effortless chemistry that electrifies the room.—
Alexa Stone
Updated October 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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Chris Tucker’s sharp comedic timing takes center stage in Money Talks, and Jamie Foxx electrifies as Electro in The Amazing Spider-Man 2.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
28 Aug. 2025
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It’s not known what charges the state grand jury is considering, or who is being investigated.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
18 Oct. 2025
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The indictment charges Bolton with eight counts of transmitting national defense information and 10 counts of unlawfully retaining such information.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Fuels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuels. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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