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Recent Examples of high-octane
Your team can use a variety of high-octane weapons including rocket launchers, walking mechs, and orbital strikes.
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Brad Bourque, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
But in turn, that move may have also neutered the team’s biggest strength: its high-octane offense.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
In lieu of high-octane thrills or biting social commentary, Good Cop/Bad Cop offers a steady, approachable warmth.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article Heading into a top-10 nonconference battle with South Carolina on Sunday, UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma knew that returning to the grind of Big East play after the high-octane matchup would be a challenging task, win or lose.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
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Brad Bourque, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
But in turn, that move may have also neutered the team’s biggest strength: its high-octane offense.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 20 Feb. 2025
In lieu of high-octane thrills or biting social commentary, Good Cop/Bad Cop offers a steady, approachable warmth.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
Listen to this article Heading into a top-10 nonconference battle with South Carolina on Sunday, UConn women’s basketball coach Geno Auriemma knew that returning to the grind of Big East play after the high-octane matchup would be a challenging task, win or lose.
—Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-octane
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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
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His reaction, though, was one of pure, undiluted rage.—
Rory Smith,
The Athletic,
4 Feb. 2025
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First came a burst of undiluted optimism and tension release after the Nov. 5 U.S. election, upon which traders tried to execute the dusty 2016 post-election playbook against a backdrop not perfectly suited to it.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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Failing to scrape down the sides of the bowl or the bottom of the bowl during mixing can leave unmixed ingredients and lead to poor results.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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But massive unmixed regions have been found lingering in the mantle, like lumps of chocolate in a cookie, and new findings are just beginning to reveal their secrets.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN,
31 Jan. 2025
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“High-octane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-octane. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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