fuel
noun
combustible matter used to maintain fire, as coal, wood, oil, or gas, in order to create heat or power.
has fueled
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present perfectof fuel (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Conditions are ripe for this fast-growing gig market: AI has fueled a boom in consumer software startups hungry for cheap marketing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
That has fueled a longstanding scientific question: Could some of those changes eventually be slowed, prevented, or even reversed?
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Huang pushed back on notions that AI posed a threat to jobs, one of the fears that has fueled public opposition to the technology.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The rising wealth of high-income households, combined with larger-than-usual tax refunds in 2026, has fueled the increase in vehicle sales.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Diamond mining has fueled much of Botswana's economic expansion and currently accounts for more than one-third of GDP and for three-fourths of export earnings.
From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
