fueled

verb

variants or fuelled
Definition of fuelednext
past tense of fuel
as in generated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fueled
  1. generated
  2. pushed
  3. energized
  4. charged
  5. fired
Verb
  • Tom Hatten, the founder of Mountainside Fitness who is leading the campaign for the Back the Blue Act, said the measure would show first responders they are supported in Arizona at a time when policing across the nation has generated intense scrutiny.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • With defenses heavily focused on those two superstars, Prince will be positioned to take advantage of the open looks generated from their gravity.
    Brian Sampson, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of generated
Verb
  • Birds who pushed the door to the right were transferred into aviaries where the resident birds were pushing the door on the left and vice versa.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
  • The Democratic-leaning Latino groups pushed back on that narrative, citing their own polling.
    Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of pushed
Verb
  • Do employees seem happy and energized about the organization’s purpose?
    William Arruda, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But the other thing that happened this summer — the win in the Olympics — seemingly has James just as energized for more championship experiences, the lessons from Paris leaving little doubt in his mind.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of energized
Verb
  • White and the 10 other defendants have all been charged with a single felony count of elder or dependent adult abuse.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Last month, a judge dismissed the cases against two of the three Alameda police officers charged with involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of Mario Gonzalez, who stopped breathing while officers piled on top of him during an arrest.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of charged
Verb
  • Several rockets were fired at the city from Lebanon on Thursday but were intercepted by the Iron Dome air defense systems, the bright light of interceptor missiles popping up in the skies and chasing away the threat.
    Ivana Kottasová and Zeena Saifi, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly meeting last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hezbollah had fired more than 8,000 rockets at Israel since October 8, forcing some 60,000 people to flee their homes along the border.
    Ivana Kottasová and Zeena Saifi, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of fired
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