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fuelling

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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Oil prices climbed more than 3% on Monday, fuelling concerns over inflationary pressures and interest-rate hikes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

This drove up energy prices, fuelling inflation -- which in turn caused sovereign bond yields to climb since March as investors demanded higher returns to hold government debt.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

There is no vaccine for the strain of Ebola virus fuelling the latest rise in cases, but the WHO is evaluating whether other drugs may provide protection.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Millions of exhaust-belching motorbikes zip through Hanoi's narrow streets every day fuelling its chronic air pollution, but authorities have backtracked from an ambitious plan to ban them in favour of electric two-wheelers.

From Barron's • May 19, 2026

This matter of fuelling steamers is a serious one at such distances from the coal-mines; it costs the Peninsular Company some eight hundred thousand pounds a year.

From Around the World in 80 Days by Verne, Jules