propulsive
adjective
pro·pul·sive
prə-ˈpəl-siv 
: tending or having power to propel
propulsive force
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Read: The subversive worldview of Slow Horses Power is a bleak force in this world, and it’s never been a bleaker one than in the fourth season, a propulsive, nervy trip into the nature of authority, heritage, and care.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2024
But every now and then there is a propulsive adrenaline rush provided by Liman with the signature action and car chase scenes that could have come out of the Damon-Liman collaboration The Bourne Identity.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
But Colbert also gives his audience a break amid the film’s alternatively elegant and propulsive story.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
Edelstein, one of the most knowledgeable American Shakespeare directors working today, streamlines the texts to make the experience even more propulsive.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2024
But every now and then there is a propulsive adrenaline rush provided by Liman with the signature action and car chase scenes that could have come out of the Damon-Liman collaboration The Bourne Identity.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2024
But Colbert also gives his audience a break amid the film’s alternatively elegant and propulsive story.
—Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Sep. 2024
Edelstein, one of the most knowledgeable American Shakespeare directors working today, streamlines the texts to make the experience even more propulsive.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Propulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propulsive. Accessed 15 Sep. 2024.
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