accelerant
noun
ac·cel·er·ant
ik-ˈse-lə-rənt 
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: a substance used to accelerate a process (such as the spreading of a fire)
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But even the best of these, on their own, often become accelerants for experimentation rather than engines for durable autonomy.
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Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
For all his talk about strength, his approach leans more toward virality than virility with social media as his primary accelerant.
—Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
For decades, open-source software has been an important accelerant to nascent industries.
—Bill Ready, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Its hard-right jurisprudence is an outgrowth of polarization and an accelerant of dysfunction.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
For all his talk about strength, his approach leans more toward virality than virility with social media as his primary accelerant.
—Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Jan. 2026
For decades, open-source software has been an important accelerant to nascent industries.
—Bill Ready, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2026
Its hard-right jurisprudence is an outgrowth of polarization and an accelerant of dysfunction.
—Duncan Hosie, The Atlantic, 13 Jan. 2026
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“Accelerant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/accelerant. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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