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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It also referenced aneutronic fuels as being a potential source of “perhaps the greatest cost savings.”

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

It isn’t just transportation fuels that are bleeding out of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

And like the competent multitasking women they inhabit, as they’re piecing clues together, their dynamic fuels a path of internal discovery for both.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Renewable energy sources can cut harmful emissions, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and improve efficiency.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

Shipping food thousands of miles and burning up fossil fuels went against his whole philosophy as a farmer.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan