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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
This approach saves time, gas and, for some, sanity. — Author: Laura Daily, Anchorage Daily News, "How to save money during back-to-school mania this year," 11 Aug. 2019 The price of gas, which once boosted firms’ profits, briefly fell below zero this spring, when companies were paying customers to take the stuff off their hands amid a supply glut. — The Economist, "Investors fee the Permian," 9 Aug. 2019 Excluding Houston, which has seen employment growth in oil and gas, Texas' employment in the industry has fallen by nearly 5,500 jobs in the first half of 2019. — Erin Douglas, Houston Chronicle, "Nation’s rig count falls again as energy sector slows," 9 Aug. 2019 In 1995, a sarin poison-gas attack killed 13 and injured many more. — Clayton E. Cramer, National Review, "Mass Murder without Guns," 7 Aug. 2019 That’s all good news because the UK legally committed to reaching net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions by 2050. — Akshat Rathi, Quartz, "The UK now consumes as much energy as 50 years ago—with an economy three times larger," 5 Aug. 2019 Step three involves the Cash Envelope System: after getting steps one and two done, you’re left to figure out how much to set aside for things like groceries, gas, entertainment and outings. — Jason Duaine Hahn, PEOPLE.com, "Mom, 33, Pays Off $77K Debt Thanks to These 3 Budgeting Methods: ‘First Comes Awareness’," 31 July 2019 In 1980, these two scientists proposed the notion that a meteor the size of a mountain slammed into Earth 66 million years ago, filling the atmosphere with gas, dust, and debris that drastically altered the climate. — Victoria Jaggard, National Geographic, "Why did the dinosaurs go extinct?," 31 July 2019 Applicants will need to provide a copy of their seasonal utility bill – meaning power, cooling, gas, propane, etc. — William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al, "Behind on your utility bills? Here’s where you can find help," 31 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
After 26 minutes of practice Sunday, Brown was already gassed. — Mike Preston, baltimoresun.com, "Mike Preston’s observations on Ravens’ rookie receiver Marquise Brown," 12 Aug. 2019 Activists who insisted on marching were tear-gassed and many were detained. — Elif Shafak, Quartz, "Nationalism is thriving using the very mechanism it denounces," 6 Aug. 2019 Andre Iguodala was gassed from the jump of this series, hobbled by a calf injury and a long NBA career. — Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, "Kurtenbach: Warriors had the championship heart, just not the championship bodies," 13 June 2019 Puerto Ricans demonstrated against Rosselló over the weekend, and police gassed some protesters last night in San Juan. — Doug Criss, CNN, "5 things to know for July 16: Racist tweets, Assange, Puerto Rico, teens & screens," 16 July 2019 On fur farms, mink, foxes and rabbits are kept in small, filthy cages their entire lives before being anally electrocuted, gassed or bludgeoned to death. — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, "Letter: With anti-cruelty bill California can be a leader in compassion," 2 July 2019 But to go in that current and try to maintain a position without falling backwards for 30 seconds, I w