fuelled

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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However, a rally in Nvidia fuelled fresh records for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq overnight as chief executive Huang joined other prominent U.S. companies at a high-stakes China summit.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

NEU general secretary Daniel Kebede said "no member wants to be taking strike action", but pay and workload issues had fuelled a "recruitment and retention crisis that is directly impacting" education.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

"I can't get my head around that at all," he says, "and that absolutely fuelled everything that came next."

From BBC • May 2, 2026

That has fuelled calls for the world to ditch its reliance on fossil fuels.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Six hundred broadcasters fuelled the boom, with Chicago’s KYW broadcasting nightly operas from 1921 onwards, and lighter fare outside the opera season.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall