propulsive
Example Sentences
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It doesn’t look particularly good, but for a pulpy, propulsive action series, it may have potential.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
The plates are springy, resulting in a propulsive effect while enhancing foot stability.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
It gave the show a propulsive energy, with the septet sprinting up and down the compass-point catwalks that extended from the stage, surrounded by pyrotechnics, walls of flame and thousands of LED lights.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
That’s the basic plot of Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, a propulsive thriller distributed by Netflix and available to stream since October.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
“If there were any way to get asymmetric forces out of that, where you get force in one direction and not the other, you’d get a propulsive force.’
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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