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gas up

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  1. Supply a vehicle with gasoline, as in I want to be sure to gas up before we go. James M. Cain used this term in The Postman Always Rings Twice (1934): “I went to gas up a car.” [Colloquial; c. 1930 Also see tank up.


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He used to stop at Buc-ee’s to gas up and get a brisket taco, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

“You’ve got a couple options. You could either constantly gas up your car or you could just stop driving,” Hamby said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2025

The UN climate science body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, acknowledges there will be a role for some oil and gas up to 2050 and beyond.

From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2024

She earns enough to pay rent, buy groceries, gas up her car — and send money home to her parents.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 12, 2024

A convoy of trucks rolls by, Some truckers stop to eat or to gas up.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

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