propulsive
adjective
pro·pul·sive
prə-ˈpəl-siv 
: tending or having power to propel
propulsive force
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Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War
A propulsive account of our history's most surprising, most consequential political club: the Wide Awake antislavery youth movement that marched America from the 1860 election to civil war.
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Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
The music, which Carpenter recorded with his longtime collaborators — Cody Carpenter (his son) and Daniel Davies (his godson) — throbs with propulsive bass and icy synths.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
With a propulsive band behind him and the spotlight on him, Bryan’s songs felt musically fleshier but thematically emptier.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Intuitive but measured, propulsive but patient, White’s drumming has become an instantly identifiable instrumental voice, anchored by Midnight’s gift.
—Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The story’s bloody, propulsive denouement includes a slave insurrection and a surreal trip into the bowels of a riverboat, where Jim and Norman learn the vital distinction between the ringing of four bells and seven.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
But even if anger–a propulsive feeling central to human nature–is the motivation for whistleblowing, people like John Barnett are doing it to also benefit the public at extreme personal, financial, and emotional costs.
—Ariella Steinhorn, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
The scenic setting and propulsive pace are effective cues to turn off one’s brain, but the emotional foundation is solid enough for its central family to resonate as real people, however soapy their struggles may seem.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
But the cast, while extremely likable, were not super propulsive.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2023
Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
The music, which Carpenter recorded with his longtime collaborators — Cody Carpenter (his son) and Daniel Davies (his godson) — throbs with propulsive bass and icy synths.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
With a propulsive band behind him and the spotlight on him, Bryan’s songs felt musically fleshier but thematically emptier.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Intuitive but measured, propulsive but patient, White’s drumming has become an instantly identifiable instrumental voice, anchored by Midnight’s gift.
—Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The story’s bloody, propulsive denouement includes a slave insurrection and a surreal trip into the bowels of a riverboat, where Jim and Norman learn the vital distinction between the ringing of four bells and seven.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
But even if anger–a propulsive feeling central to human nature–is the motivation for whistleblowing, people like John Barnett are doing it to also benefit the public at extreme personal, financial, and emotional costs.
—Ariella Steinhorn, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2024
The scenic setting and propulsive pace are effective cues to turn off one’s brain, but the emotional foundation is solid enough for its central family to resonate as real people, however soapy their struggles may seem.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 14 Mar. 2024
But the cast, while extremely likable, were not super propulsive.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 22 Dec. 2023
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“Propulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propulsive. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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