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One where exhaust and propellant residues react with ozone, thinning the layer that shields life below.
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New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
Just now, it's being sold in colorful cans and marketed as a food propellant at most retailers that sell tobacco.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
In nuclear thermal rockets, a small nuclear reactor heats up a propellant — often liquid hydrogen — to blazing temperatures in the thousands of degrees.
—Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
That includes docking adapters and other hardware changes key to orbital refueling, a complex process involving two Starships docking in orbit to transfer hundreds of tons of super-cooled propellant.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
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New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2025
Just now, it's being sold in colorful cans and marketed as a food propellant at most retailers that sell tobacco.
—Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 20 Oct. 2025
In nuclear thermal rockets, a small nuclear reactor heats up a propellant — often liquid hydrogen — to blazing temperatures in the thousands of degrees.
—Big Think, 15 Oct. 2025
That includes docking adapters and other hardware changes key to orbital refueling, a complex process involving two Starships docking in orbit to transfer hundreds of tons of super-cooled propellant.
—Reuters, NBC news, 14 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propellant
Noun
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With adaptations like a 20,000-liter rear center fuel tank, the Airbus A350-1000ULR will be able to fly for up to 22 hours straight.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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If daily limits disappeared, fishing boats could make fewer trips, creating vast savings on fuel.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The lid also helps to prevent spills or curious pets from snacking on the extra kindling.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
21 Oct. 2025
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Just build a traditional fire with kindling and some paper at the bottom, point the business end of the Looft at the base of your fire, and press the button.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
11 Oct. 2025
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Testing reveals an average power exceeding 200 kW in optimal steady-state conditions, surpassing the energy requirements for heavy-duty vehicles.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Everything is dark around us, but the collision itself is a source of energy and the flash of it lights us up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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How to prepare before strong winds approach Trim tree branches away from your house and power lines.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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The Maldives’ own India Out campaign—paradoxically led by Yameen after his electoral defeat to the pro-Indian politician Ibrahim Mohamed Solih—gained traction, casting India as a neo-imperial power.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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“Propellant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellant. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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