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diesel

[dee-zuhl, -suhl] / ˈdi zəl, -səl /
NOUN
diesel engine
Synonyms


NOUN
locomotive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK




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"The conflict has impacted energy prices globally, and has already affected home heating oil, petrol and diesel prices."

From BBC • May 29, 2026

Loud trucks kept passing and honking their horns, leaving a smell of burning diesel fuel in their wake.

From Slate • May 29, 2026

Copper, lumber, diesel and aluminum prices are through the not-yet-built roof, increasing construction and renovation expenses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

How much more Americans spent on gasoline and diesel during the Iran war than the same period a year earlier.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Symbolically, a Desire bus hurtled past me, its diesel exhaust almost strangling me.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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