gasoline
noun
gas·o·line
ˈga-sə-ˌlēn 
ˌga-sə-ˈlēn,
also -zə-
variants
or less commonly gasolene
: a volatile flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture used as a fuel especially for internal combustion engines and usually blended from several products of natural gas and petroleum
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The new EREVs can travel more than 100 miles on batteries alone, then hundreds more using gasoline.
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Joe D'allegro, CNBC, 30 May 2025
For that matter, don't stand in a pool of gasoline to begin with.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
At the same time, the amount of gasoline that California drivers consume has been declining.
—Rob Nikolewski, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
The national average price of a gallon of gasoline is expected to be $3.08 on Memorial Day, according to projections released Tuesday by fuel savings platform GasBuddy.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
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Joe D'allegro, CNBC, 30 May 2025
For that matter, don't stand in a pool of gasoline to begin with.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
At the same time, the amount of gasoline that California drivers consume has been declining.
—Rob Nikolewski, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
The national average price of a gallon of gasoline is expected to be $3.08 on Memorial Day, according to projections released Tuesday by fuel savings platform GasBuddy.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for gasoline
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“Gasoline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gasoline. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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gasoline
noun
gas·o·line
ˈgas-ə-ˌlēn
ˌgas-ə-ˈlēn
: a flammable liquid produced usually by blending products from natural gas and petroleum and used especially as a fuel for engines
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