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
Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
An excess of dry fuels and vegetation is compounded by fire weather conditions that are becoming more common year-round.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In another development, Northwestern University chemists developed a groundbreaking method that skips the time-consuming step of sorting plastics and directly converts stubborn single-use plastics into useful products like fuels, waxes, and lubricants.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Follow your interests so passion fuels progress.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Federal intervention fuels debate Despite the general drop in crime this year in Chicago, many residents still feel terrorized.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The agency noted that winds in the area had been light but fuels in the area remained very dry.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
To prove that there are greener and cleaner fuels than those which currently exist.
—New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2025
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Steep, rugged terrain with grass and brush is exhibited over most of the fire area with heavy fuels in flatter topography near the Teakettle Experimental Forest.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
An excess of dry fuels and vegetation is compounded by fire weather conditions that are becoming more common year-round.
—John Leos, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
In another development, Northwestern University chemists developed a groundbreaking method that skips the time-consuming step of sorting plastics and directly converts stubborn single-use plastics into useful products like fuels, waxes, and lubricants.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
Follow your interests so passion fuels progress.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Federal intervention fuels debate Despite the general drop in crime this year in Chicago, many residents still feel terrorized.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The agency noted that winds in the area had been light but fuels in the area remained very dry.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
To prove that there are greener and cleaner fuels than those which currently exist.
—New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuels
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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi reportedly told the European Union’s top diplomat in July that China could not accept a Russian loss in Ukraine, because that might lead the United States to focus its energies on containing China’s rise.—
Michael Schuman,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Take time to rejuvenate your energies.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
30 Aug. 2025
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Each of its four reactors generates 1,300 megawatts of power.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Relatedly, if a person is in a high-profile legal case, one that generates media coverage, the person is likely to be approached by media outlets with requests to interview and profile them.—
Jennifer Farmer,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, with Venus in your eighth house of intimacy, your desire for connection deepens, while Mars energizes your career sector, pushing you to create a healthy balance between passion and ambition.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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The heat energizes the liquid electrolyte, leading to faster ion movement and improved conductivity.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Sep. 2025
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The law is flexible in terms of how long the order would last and pushes for those under an order to be connected with resources to help them.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ned pushes a big red button at the end of the press to see what happens, and nothing does — but then his phone starts blowing up with staffers volunteering to pitch in on his new local reporting initiative.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
4 Sep. 2025
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Whether the Supreme Court fires this blast or not, Republicans need to be aware that breaking up majority-minority districts, and dispersing those voters into neighboring districts to dilute their voting power, may well make those neighboring districts less safe for Republican incumbents.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ukraine fires roughly 5,000 155 mm shells every day, for an average of 2 million per month, according to Forbes.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Sep. 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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Just as the alien is about to pounce on Hermit, Morrow intervenes and electrifies the creature.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
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Apple typically charges $100 more to double the amount of the iPhone’s storage from 128GB to 256GB.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
9 Sep. 2025
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The stadium funding package included a reduction in a sales tax administrative fee the state charges the city and county that is intended to help cover the annual payments.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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In the first lawsuit, the Justice Department blamed the January 7 Eaton Fire on faulty SCE power infrastructure or sparks from that infrastructure, causing the burning of nearly 8,000 acres in Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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When a chance meeting sparks a connection, their bond deepens, and secrets and holiday pressures force them to face what truly matters.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Fuels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuels. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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