fuels

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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Since the Iran war, the company raised the caps from €1.94 a liter for all fuels to €1.99 for gasoline and €2.25 for diesel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

On Monday, the climate-vulnerable Alliance of Small Island States said countries could not keep ignoring "the elephant in the room" and warned that anything short of winding down fossil fuels was "papering over the cracks".

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Nick Plumb, a director at the Power to Change think tank, says that the sight of open criminality on the High Street fuels feelings of "powerlessness" - a force that's proving potent in UK politics.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The only thing about “Cars” that fuels a child’s fantasy is replacing humans with automobiles in an environment that looks exactly like ours.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Their buying power fuels the booming market for Christian books, music, and films.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times