propulsive
- a word derived from propulsion.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Colloff, a ProPublica reporter and New York Times Magazine staff writer, has written a propulsive narrative full of memorable details.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
The rebound from the March selloff has been strong — but stock-market breadth hasn’t been quite as propulsive as what investors witnessed coming out of the April 2025 tariff tantrum.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 15, 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
Peoples, why are they so compelsive, no, what is the word, propulsive, no, obsessive, yes obsessive!
From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech
