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propelling

  • present participle of propel.

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Propelling it to the front and centre of the conversation in American sports, rather than an appendage.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2023

Propelling the Libre campaign is anger over deep-seated graft.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2021

Propelling demand for the blood tests is a foundering economy, a sharply rising rate of unemployment and a stir-crazy public anxious to return to their former lives.

From Reuters • Apr. 30, 2020

Propelling the emotional intensity is the novel’s pace.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2020

Propelling himself with his feet, Ignatius traveled anxiously along the side of the files until one of the miniature wheels lodged in a crack.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole