Meaning & use
Fueled
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Supplied with fuel to power something, or, figuratively, gave energy, strength, or intensity to a feeling, activity, or situation.
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The truck was fueled and ready before dawn for the long drive north.
Rising prices fueled public anger at the government's economic policy.
A note on using this word
Beyond its literal sense of adding fuel, "fueled" is used constantly in figurative expressions, such as "fueled by ambition" or "fueled by rumors."
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Words with an opposite meaning
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