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Recent Examples of propellants
Pressurized helium is routinely used in rockets to push propellants to engines and to help clean and dry tanks and propellant lines when needed.
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William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for propellants
Noun
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Some experts blame the slow build-out on the challenging economics of financing a multibillion-dollar project and the uncertainty of accessing and disposing of nuclear fuels.—
Avi Asher-Schapiro,
ProPublica,
24 Mar. 2026
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The retreat from gold — which is traditionally seen as a key safe haven asset in times of market turmoil — chimes with the ongoing risk-off sentiment in markets as the Iran conflict fuels concerns over inflation and rising energy prices.—
Joseph Wilkins,Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
23 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Every show’s got their characters that are sort of the odd man out or the antagonistic energies, and that’s who Rocky played.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
25 Mar. 2026
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In it, Henriette Elvang at the University of Michigan and two collaborators start with assumptions about QFT and get the Veneziano amplitude as the unique answer at high energies.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Propellants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellants. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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