fueling

VERB

give energy to

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feed incite inflame sustain

STRONG

charge fan fire gas nourish service supply

WEAK

fill 'er up fill up gas up stoke up tank up

Antonyms

WEAK

de-energize deplete discourage unfuel

Example Sentences

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Fueling this emigration is the rise of remote work, higher living costs at home and an appetite for a different lifestyle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

Fueling the selling is an overarching fear that Anthropic’s Claude, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, or even Alphabet’s Gemini will eventually develop business applications that displace the services provided by many public software companies.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

Fueling that demand, of course, are buyers aplenty who want a stake in silver, given the price gains of late.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 2025

Fueling our mass mourning’s ache is a lack of knowing who will ignite the next blaze like the one D’Angelo sparked.

From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025

Fueling the unease were reports that another Osage, Charles Whitehorn, had vanished a week before Anna had.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann