as in energies
something with a usable capacity for doing work
such nonrenewable fuels as coal, petroleum, and natural gas
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Recent Examples of fuels
Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
Venezuela produces the kind of heavy crude oil that’s needed for diesel fuel, asphalt and other fuels for heavy equipment.
—Michelle Chapman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
Venezuela produces the kind of heavy crude oil that’s needed for diesel fuel, asphalt and other fuels for heavy equipment.
—Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 5 Jan. 2026
Strong demand Venezuela produces the kind of heavy crude oil that’s needed for diesel fuel, asphalt and other fuels for heavy equipment.
—Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 4 Jan. 2026
More acceptance fuels a broader rollout, leading to even more comfort and yet more installations.
—Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Earlier, in another development related to fusion energy, IE had reported that researchers in the US are developing a method to recycle nuclear waste to make tritium – a rare version of hydrogen which serves as one of the main fuels in nuclear fusion.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
The Paris Agreement temperature goals were based on scientific assessments of how each increment of global warming fuels worse heatwaves, droughts and wildfires.
—CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
Goddard's health services are in place to address injuries specific to the types of hazards NASA scientists and engineers may face, like exposure to radiation or hypergolic fuels.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
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Plenty of financial and regulatory hurdles still need to be cleared, but a fuels pipeline project that may lead to lower gas prices in San Diego and Southern California has received a healthy amount of interest from other companies.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for fuels
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The mismatch of energies creates a force that tries to push the plates together.—
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Until recently, such states were believed to depend on electrons behaving like identifiable particles with clear velocities and energies.—
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How Wisconsin's solar battery park powers 130,000 homes The Paris Solar farm began producing power in December 2024 and generates 200 megawatts of renewable electricity during the day.—
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This process, which powers the sun and stars, offers the potential for a virtually limitless power source.—
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And the value chain is expanding as success generates more success.—
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Inside the manifold’s interior, fluctuations are similarly restricted, which generates a Casimir-like force.—
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Carson Feibusch, junior, Basha High School Carson is a curious junior whose drive to understand neuroscience energizes class discussions and motivates peers to explore new ideas with confidence and curiosity.—
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Which energizes the rush of capital toward value over growth, small-cap over large.—
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Kenya licensed 42 new digital lenders, raising the country’s total number to 195, as the central bank pushes to formalize a sector that has become an important part of East Africa’s largest economy.—
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The financial asset label pushes prediction markets toward the exclusive jurisdiction of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), a federal agency, and grants immunity from state gambling laws and taxes on gross betting revenue.—
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Many of those affected believe that they were wounded by a secret weapon that fires a high-energy beam of microwaves or ultrasound.—
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At that point, the vehicle begins to move forward and a different ICE officer pulls his weapon and immediately fires at close range, then quickly jumps out of the way.—
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Then in July 2026, Uranus enters Gemini, creating a rare triad of Fire and Air that electrifies communication, creativity, and financial flow.—
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The filmmaker’s passion for foolhardy underdogs and train-wreck charmers electrifies this tale of a postwar striver (an unbelievable Timothée Chalamet) trying to make his name in table tennis.—
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Information about what charges the three suspects are suspected of was not immediately available.—
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In November, a new policy went into effect that charges international visitors an additional $100 per person to enter the 11 most popular national parks.—
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“Fuels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fuels. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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