propulsive
adjective
pro·pul·sive
prə-ˈpəl-siv 
: tending or having power to propel
propulsive force
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Viewers who hold out until episode 7 (dropping February 25) will be rewarded with an excellent hour of television — propulsive, suspenseful, moving, and terrifying.
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Its a solid effort that finds de la Parra sounding as propulsive as ever.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Even amidst deep struggles comes equally deep determination to achieve their versions of the American dream in this propulsive novel of indomitable women.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Its a solid effort that finds de la Parra sounding as propulsive as ever.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
Even amidst deep struggles comes equally deep determination to achieve their versions of the American dream in this propulsive novel of indomitable women.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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.
—Al Shipley, SPIN, 16 Jan. 2025
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“Propulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propulsive. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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