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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Ultimately, staying grounded, focusing on areas of true differentiation, integrating AI as a strategic accelerant, and honoring long-term commitments like Fisher House are how Beazer plans to emerge stronger.
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Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 21 July 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
The victim’s home security video system caught Gabrielli, first seen dousing the year-old car with an accelerant, fleeing the scene with his pants ablaze.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 June 2025
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Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 21 July 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
The victim’s home security video system caught Gabrielli, first seen dousing the year-old car with an accelerant, fleeing the scene with his pants ablaze.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 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 8 Aug. 2025.
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