high-octane
adjective
high-oc·tane
ˈhī-ˈäk-ˌtān 
1
: having a high octane number and hence good antiknock properties
high-octane gasoline
2
: very powerful, strong, or effective
high-octane football
high-octane coffee
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By Malini Leveque and Aeneas Stankowski, SAP In the high-octane rhythm of modern work, goal setting has become a yearly ritual.
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Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Gilles Lellouche hits the big screen at the Toronto Film Festival on Wednesday as the star of Cédric Jimenez’s high-octane, sci-fi thriller Dog 51, which makes its North American premiere as a special presentation after a Venice debut.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
The film was One Battle After Another, Anderson’s high-octane adaptation of Vineland, Thomas Pynchon’s anarchic 1990 novel about a crew of former leftist revolutionaries — the French 75 — living in a slightly more dystopian version of present-day America.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
But his inexperience on the world stage has sometimes led to high-octane confrontations.
—Francesca Chambers, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
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Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Gilles Lellouche hits the big screen at the Toronto Film Festival on Wednesday as the star of Cédric Jimenez’s high-octane, sci-fi thriller Dog 51, which makes its North American premiere as a special presentation after a Venice debut.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
The film was One Battle After Another, Anderson’s high-octane adaptation of Vineland, Thomas Pynchon’s anarchic 1990 novel about a crew of former leftist revolutionaries — the French 75 — living in a slightly more dystopian version of present-day America.
—Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
But his inexperience on the world stage has sometimes led to high-octane confrontations.
—Francesca Chambers, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for high-octane
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“High-octane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-octane. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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