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Recent Examples of high-octane
In theaters June 20 16 of 31 F1 Brad Pitt plays a retired Formula 1 racer who gets back in the driver’s seat in a high-octane drama from Top Gun: Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joseph Kosinski that brings the action from the skies down to the racetrack.
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Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In high-octane, multi-person matches, Femi and Vaquer remained dominant.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Despite the newfound enthusiasm around drugs like psilocybin, MDMA, and even high-octane, super-psychedelic compounds like 5-MEO-DMT, LSD remains something of an outcast.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
The talent his coaches are working with comes with high-octane pressure.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2025
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Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In high-octane, multi-person matches, Femi and Vaquer remained dominant.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Despite the newfound enthusiasm around drugs like psilocybin, MDMA, and even high-octane, super-psychedelic compounds like 5-MEO-DMT, LSD remains something of an outcast.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
The talent his coaches are working with comes with high-octane pressure.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-octane
Adjective
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Eventually, every artist runs out of mountains to climb, or—at the very least—needs a little help finding the high-test 92-octane fuel that can successfully power the creative engine that idles in their brain.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
26 Apr. 2024
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Rather than expend resources to designate a new lineup of high-test sport-utility vehicles, Chevrolet will call its subbrand a name synonymous with performance: Corvette.—
David Beard,
Car and Driver,
13 Apr. 2023
Adjective
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Discerning movie watchers too begin to stay away from theaters and prefer to enjoy the undiluted artistic version of their favorite indie filmmakers digitally.—
Viren Naidu,
IndieWire,
8 Mar. 2025
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But instead of a careful observation of animosity, what the show presents are examples of undiluted pain.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Only unmixed household hazardous waste will be accepted.—
Joe Rassel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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The seemingly unmixed demo made many social media users speculate whether the song was AI-generated before noted hip-hop commentator DJ Akademiks eventually played it — noticeably with some tweaks, like the omission of a line about P. Diddy and a different beat — on his livestream.—
Kyndall Cunningham,
Vox,
17 Mar. 2025
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“High-octane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-octane. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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