accelerant
noun
ac·cel·er·ant
ik-ˈse-lə-rənt 
ak-
: a substance used to accelerate a process (such as the spreading of a fire)
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Broadcom advanced 13% last week, buoyed by strong quarterly results and news of a new $10 billion custom AI chip order from a major customer—seen as a meaningful accelerant to revenue growth.
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The front door of the East Melbourne Synagogue was set alight with ban accelerant on July 11, and a suspect has been charged.
—Rod McGuirk, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025
If China marks the culmination of this unending fire of expansion, America set the spark, with oil as its most important accelerant.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
Investigators used surveillance video to track Moss to a local deli where he was caught on camera purchasing a bottle of accelerant, fire officials said.
—Shawn Inglima, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
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Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The front door of the East Melbourne Synagogue was set alight with ban accelerant on July 11, and a suspect has been charged.
—Rod McGuirk, Sun Sentinel, 15 July 2025
If China marks the culmination of this unending fire of expansion, America set the spark, with oil as its most important accelerant.
—Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
Investigators used surveillance video to track Moss to a local deli where he was caught on camera purchasing a bottle of accelerant, fire officials said.
—Shawn Inglima, New York Daily News, 11 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for accelerant
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“Accelerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accelerant. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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