as in energy
something with a usable capacity for doing work
such nonrenewable fuels as coal, petroleum, and natural gas
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Recent Examples of fuel
Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Sun Sentinel Flash fire on boat near Fort Lauderdale sandbar caused by fuel vapors igniting
A flash fire erupted on a motorboat in the Intracoastal Waterway near Fort Lauderdale on Memorial Day, severely injuring 11 people, including two young children, officials said.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2025
Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Bottom line Meta’s partnership with Anduril represents an encouraging — albeit incremental — move in addressing the large Reality Labs losses, which could fuel additional earnings growth for the company.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 May 2025
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Noun
The driver and passenger are seated in a tandem formation, one behind the other, and there’s a small trunk inside what was the original car’s fuel tank.
—Alistair Charlton, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Sun Sentinel Flash fire on boat near Fort Lauderdale sandbar caused by fuel vapors igniting
A flash fire erupted on a motorboat in the Intracoastal Waterway near Fort Lauderdale on Memorial Day, severely injuring 11 people, including two young children, officials said.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2025
Verb
This shift toward co-ownership is gaining momentum, fueled by a growing desire for luxury living with a lower price tag.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
Bottom line Meta’s partnership with Anduril represents an encouraging — albeit incremental — move in addressing the large Reality Labs losses, which could fuel additional earnings growth for the company.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuel
Noun
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All this Cancer energy will be just one note in a larger harmony, as Jupiter enters Cancer next week and stays until July 2026.—
Colin Bedell,
Them.,
30 May 2025
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High-level autonomy is responsible for scheduling and prioritizing tasks within a limited energy budget.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
Verb
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At 43, this might look like a driver nearing the twilight of his career; the undeniable talent behind the wheel that powered him to two world titles, and within a handful of points of another three, finally starting to wane.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Blue Origin inked a deal with United Launch Alliance to supply a version of its New Glenn main engine to power that company's Vulcan rocket.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 May 2025
Verb
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Some of those accusations later generated criminal charges and convictions in New York and California.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 June 2025
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As of Friday, June 6, the TikTok has generated over 4.4 million views.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
6 June 2025
Verb
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The Suns fired 2022 Coach of the Year Monty Williams that summer, replacing him with Frank Vogel — who had just won a title with the Los Angeles Lakers two years prior.—
Alex Kirschenbaum,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Forensic evidence found at the scene indicated both brothers fired a weapon.—
Melissa Noel,
Essence,
28 May 2025
Verb
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West’s nihilistic neo-Nazi single is an act of culture war: Its message isn’t just that X has energized his ideas, but that the platform renders people like Ye unignorable.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
23 May 2025
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That further energized opposition at home and there were regular protests outside his district office, largely about his health care vote (which went for naught as Obamacare was sustained in the Senate).—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 May 2025
Verb
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As Nuno pointed out, the player of the season award could reasonably have been renamed the ‘team of the season award’ during a campaign in which Forest followed up back-to-back fights against relegation by pushing for Champions League qualification.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Raw materials such as gold and copper have been excluded from U.S. tariffs and the industry is pushing for diamonds to also be excluded.—
Charlotte Reed,
CNBC,
27 May 2025
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“Fuel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuel. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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