propellants

noun

variants also propellents
plural of propellant
as in fuels

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Recent Examples of propellants 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
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  1. fuels
  2. energies
Noun
  • That combination of mobility, length and assertiveness fuels belief that Šmits can be a shutdown NHL defender.
    — Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Meanwhile, colder temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere will also create higher demand for refined distillate fuels — the energy category that includes diesel.
    — Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of fuels
Noun
  • From that point on, Kusama’s absorbing and fresh art, once charged by avant-garde energies, became more or less a meaning-free expression of market principles, an exercise in branding.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Roger Pielke Fossil energies took a big hit and for the first time since 2010, fossil fuel production did not increase worldwide.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of energies

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“Propellants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellants. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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