propulsive
adjective
pro·pul·sive
prə-ˈpəl-siv 
: tending or having power to propel
propulsive force
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As mentioned previously, the movie’s propulsive music is by Nine Inch Nails’ Oscar-winning duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
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Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, a propulsive book about incarceration in America, the for-profit prison industry, and our appetite for reality TV, also feels like both.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Experts previously believed the tail was the main propulsive organ in nothosaurs.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Invigorating in its temerity, Smith’s six-episode Season 5 is told with propulsive clarity (save for the mysteries you’re intended to guess at).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
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Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
Chain Gang All Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, a propulsive book about incarceration in America, the for-profit prison industry, and our appetite for reality TV, also feels like both.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Experts previously believed the tail was the main propulsive organ in nothosaurs.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2025
Invigorating in its temerity, Smith’s six-episode Season 5 is told with propulsive clarity (save for the mysteries you’re intended to guess at).
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Propulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propulsive. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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