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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.
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William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for propellants
Noun
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By renewing the memorandum, the ports also agree to continue working to deploy low- and zero-emission fuels and digital solutions for shipping on the trans-Pacific corridor.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
28 Apr. 2026
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San Francisco and New York City are leading office demand, as AI tech employment rises quickly in the former and diversity of employment fuels the latter.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Beatles, by contrast, retired from the road in 1966 and devoted their energies to the studio.—
Marc Ballon,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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The current system operates at relatively modest energies, producing visible light.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Propellants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellants. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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