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Synonyms for gas
Synonyms: Noun
bluster, bombast, brag, braggadocio, bull [slang], cockalorum, fanfaronade, gasconade, grandiloquence, hot air, magniloquence, rant, rodomontade (also rhodomontade)
Synonyms: Verb
babble, blab, cackle, chaffer [British], chat, chatter, chin [slang], converse, gab, gabble, jabber, jaw, kibitz (also kibbitz), natter, palaver, patter, prate, prattle, rap, rattle, run on, schmooze (or shmooze), talk, twitter, visit
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Examples of gas in a Sentence
Noun
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous gas. We heat our house with gas. Do you have a gas stove or an electric one? The car gets good gas mileage. The car almost ran out of gas. He was driving with one foot on the gas and one foot on the brake.Verb
soldiers gassed on the battlefield We stopped to gas the car.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Above all, automakers are rushing to make electric cars to meet tighter rules on greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants, particularly in the European Union and China. — Washington Post, "Volkswagen bets big on electric. Will consumers buy in?," 10 Sep. 2019 Those include three seismometers to measure earthquakes, three GPS instruments to chart ground deformation and one instrument to monitor gas emissions at four different locations on the mountain. — Shannon Hall, New York Times, "We’re Barely Listening to the U.S.’s Most Dangerous Volcanoes," 9 Sep. 2019 Climate Action Playbook The Sunnyvale City Council last month unanimously adopted the Climate Action Playbook, the city’s new plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, "Sunnyvale community briefs for the week of Sept. 13," 8 Sep. 2019 The rollback will mean $14 billion a year in higher energy costs and add to the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to a study by the Appliance Standards Awareness Project and the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy. — The Washington Post, Twin Cities, "Energy Department scraps light bulb standards set during Obama era," 6 Sep. 2019 In fact, household behavior can make a substantial difference reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to researchers from Michigan State University and Vanderbilt University. — Amy Chillag, CNN, "Changing your energy-wasting ways is very doable. Take it one step at a time," 30 Aug. 2019 Before turning to those issues, it must be noted that international efforts to achieve major reductions in greenhouse gas emissions have largely failed. — Robert Bryce, National Review, "Why Climate Action Flopped at the G-7," 26 Aug. 2019 Transportation, generally the automobile, is the United States’ biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, which affect climate change. — Randy Essex, Detroit Free Press, "Why Trump is using Henry Ford, gas mileage to call out automakers on Twitter," 22 Aug. 2019 Finally, nations will have to aggressively curb greenhouse gas emissions. — Chris Free, The Conversation, "Ocean warming has fisheries on the move, helping some but hurting more," 19 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
But the forces unleashed by China’s modernization over the past thirty years cannot be tear-gassed away. — Jonathan Kaufman, BostonGlobe.com, "Are Hong Kong protests a preview of China’s uncertain future?," 6 Sep. 2019 The production is gassed up by some flat-out spectacular numbers. — Andrea Simakis, cleveland.com, "‘Bat Out of Hell — The Musical’ in New York is a gloriously messy, over-the-top fever dream of fun," 30 Aug. 2019 Since then, the staff has been gassing up the police patrol cars and other vehicles at local gas stations with credit cards from Wex Inc., which also provides a system of accounting reports, spending controls, tracking and purchase alerts. — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, "Hinsdale’s gas costs to rise $5,350 annually with switch from using its own fuel tanks," 6 Aug. 2019 In his first few games, Gordon showed both his talent and the effect of missing so many games over so many seasons, as he was gassed after some long gains. — Kevin Cullen, BostonGlobe.com, "Josh Gordon’s biggest impact might come off the field," 19 Aug. 2019 Males—roughly 7 billion per year worldwide, according to industry estimates—are fed into a shredder or