propulsive
adjective
pro·pul·sive
prə-ˈpəl-siv 
: tending or having power to propel
propulsive force
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On Dangerous, Riley helps carve a sharper figure out of the bloat and bombast that defines all of Jackson’s post-Thriller albums, and Jackson’s increasingly percussive vocal style came alive in new ways over Riley’s propulsive new jack swing tracks.
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025
For the most part, however, the action is propulsive and Singleton’s screenplay is cannily constructed.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2025
The 15-story-tall booster returned to a vertical propulsive landing on one of SpaceX's offshore drone ships in the Atlantic Ocean a few hundred miles downrange from Cape Canaveral.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
Some clichés are like planets, their gravitational pull too strong for all but the most propulsive acts of creativity.
—Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
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Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025
For the most part, however, the action is propulsive and Singleton’s screenplay is cannily constructed.
—Esther Zuckerman, IndieWire, 15 Jan. 2025
The 15-story-tall booster returned to a vertical propulsive landing on one of SpaceX's offshore drone ships in the Atlantic Ocean a few hundred miles downrange from Cape Canaveral.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2025
Some clichés are like planets, their gravitational pull too strong for all but the most propulsive acts of creativity.
—Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Propulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propulsive. Accessed 28 Jan. 2025.
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