kindlings

noun

plural of kindling
as in fuels

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  1. fuels
  2. energies
  3. propellants
  4. powers
Noun
  • The barge could also support energy-intensive processes such as desalination and the production of low-carbon fuels.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The heat and lack of rainfall are expected to persist into the first week of September, keeping fuels dry and fire conditions elevated.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of fuels
Noun
  • From that point on, Kusama’s absorbing and fresh art, once charged by avant-garde energies, became more or less a meaning-free expression of market principles, an exercise in branding.
    — Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Roger Pielke Fossil energies took a big hit and for the first time since 2010, fossil fuel production did not increase worldwide.
    — Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of energies
Noun
  • Pressurized helium is routinely used in rockets to push propellants to engines and to help clean and dry tanks and propellant lines when needed.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Definition of propellants
Noun
  • Then there are the tensions between small island nations who make up the majority of the Forum and its two largest powers and biggest donors, Australia and New Zealand, about their climate efforts.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Between the huge practical sets and stunts, the matte paintings and in-camera trickery, the on-location filming, and a leading man at the height of his movie star powers, Spielberg and his team performed the filmmaking equivalent of wizardry.
    — Frank DeRuggiero, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of powers
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“Kindlings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kindlings. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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