propulsive
adjective
pro·pul·sive
prə-ˈpəl-siv 
: tending or having power to propel
propulsive force
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Kay wraps her voice around propulsive rock arrangements on one, while another leans into flamenco pop.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
Livonia Chow Mein was always about a family of Chinese immigrants living in Brownsville, Brooklyn during the 20th century, but early drafts lacked any kind of propulsive force.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Per the logline, Star City is a propulsive paranoid thriller that takes us back to the key moment in the alt-history retelling of the space race – when the Soviet Union became the first nation to put a man on the moon.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
This propulsive documentary follows Climate Defiance and founder Michael Greenberg’s unabashedly disruptive protests, expressing their fervent and urgent demands for climate action in the spaces — and faces — of industry executives and politicians exacerbating the crisis.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
Livonia Chow Mein was always about a family of Chinese immigrants living in Brownsville, Brooklyn during the 20th century, but early drafts lacked any kind of propulsive force.
—Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
Per the logline, Star City is a propulsive paranoid thriller that takes us back to the key moment in the alt-history retelling of the space race – when the Soviet Union became the first nation to put a man on the moon.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
This propulsive documentary follows Climate Defiance and founder Michael Greenberg’s unabashedly disruptive protests, expressing their fervent and urgent demands for climate action in the spaces — and faces — of industry executives and politicians exacerbating the crisis.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Propulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propulsive. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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