propulsive
adjective
pro·pul·sive
prə-ˈpəl-siv 
: tending or having power to propel
propulsive force
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The pic is described as a propulsive thriller with two FBI agents investigating a murder perpetrated within the world’s most secure prison.
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The New Mastersounds’ organist Joe Tatton, bassist Pete Shand and drummer Simon Allen provide Roberts with talented instrumental foils who can lay down one propulsive groove after another and share his penchant for crisp ensemble work.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
There’s only one concrete fact about time in One Battle After Another — at some point, 16 years pass between the film’s propulsive first act and the rest.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
As mentioned previously, the movie’s propulsive music is by Nine Inch Nails’ Oscar-winning duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
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Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
The New Mastersounds’ organist Joe Tatton, bassist Pete Shand and drummer Simon Allen provide Roberts with talented instrumental foils who can lay down one propulsive groove after another and share his penchant for crisp ensemble work.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2025
There’s only one concrete fact about time in One Battle After Another — at some point, 16 years pass between the film’s propulsive first act and the rest.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
As mentioned previously, the movie’s propulsive music is by Nine Inch Nails’ Oscar-winning duo Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
—Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Propulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propulsive. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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