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fuel

[fyoo-uhl] / ˈfyu əl /
NOUN
something providing energy
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ammunition electricity food gas material
STRONG
combustible encouragement incitement juice means nourishment propellant provocation
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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Starship is designed to store and transfer fuel while in space, which could allow spacecraft to travel faster than systems that must carry all their fuel from launch.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Although the rate of inflation was marginal and below the long-run survey trend, companies in the RatingDog survey reported increases in fuel, raw material and labor costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

UPS also “regularly” institutes fuel surcharges to “reflect the changes in the costs we incur for fuel to serve our customers.”

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The disruption in global shipping has sent global fuel prices soaring.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

Operators needed to get water into the fuel pools, but the pools were five stories in the air, and there was no way to access them from below.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.