fuel
noun
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
fuelled
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past participleof fuel.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof fuel.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
fuelnouncombustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
Example Sentences
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Meanwhile, his increasingly conciliatory approach towards Moscow has fuelled deep unease in Kyiv and across the European Union.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
Further declines would have wide-ranging financial and economic consequences amid the massive AI spending, much of it fuelled by companies taking on huge amounts of debt.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
"And we believe that this is being fuelled predominately by the aesthetics industry and predominately on social media."
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026
He said he had a "gut feeling" that it was the best approach, but the team had insisted on a prep lap and had fuelled the car for the extra mileage.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
They told a tale of progress fuelled by human brain power.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
