kindlings

noun

plural of kindling
as in fuels

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  1. fuels
  2. energies
  3. propellants
  4. powers
Noun
  • The frequency and intensity of heat waves are supercharged by climate change, which comes from the burning of fuels like coal, oil and gas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • Its initial growth was fueled by wind and dry fuels, Forsgren said.
    — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
Definition of fuels
Noun
  • For the Surrealists, fans of Marx and Freud, such energies could be more healthily—and liberally—expressed.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026
  • So computer engineers work hard to make computers immune to noise, by switching bits at energies far above the random ripples of the environment.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 15 July 2026
Definition of energies
Noun
  • Pressurized helium is routinely used in rockets to push propellants to engines and to help clean and dry tanks and propellant lines when needed.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of propellants
Noun
  • These muni bonds need to be bought, so the powers-that-be will make phone calls to their contacts in Bondland to buy up these 6% coupons.
    — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • In recent years, the exercise has grown to include scenarios that focus on competition with other major military powers.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026
Definition of powers
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