propulsive
adjective
pro·pul·sive
prə-ˈpəl-siv 
: tending or having power to propel
propulsive force
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How these propulsive songs will work with an orchestra remains to be seen, but chances are better than good that Mraz will bust a move or two on stage.
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
Their 2012 debut, Oshin, was the taut, propulsive, and coolly dour antidote to the prog-pop maximalism of late 2000s indie-rock.
—Eli Enis, SPIN, 23 May 2024
The Haitian filmmaker returns to this speculative mode in his most recent feature, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, a propulsive and weighty documentary about the South African photographer who chronicled the inhumanity of apartheid for the world.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
It’s got all the kind of propulsive kind of narrative drive of a thriller with the story of the hack, and exposing the data and the investigation into who did it.
—Lexi Carson, Variety, 16 May 2024
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George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2024
Their 2012 debut, Oshin, was the taut, propulsive, and coolly dour antidote to the prog-pop maximalism of late 2000s indie-rock.
—Eli Enis, SPIN, 23 May 2024
The Haitian filmmaker returns to this speculative mode in his most recent feature, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, a propulsive and weighty documentary about the South African photographer who chronicled the inhumanity of apartheid for the world.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2024
It’s got all the kind of propulsive kind of narrative drive of a thriller with the story of the hack, and exposing the data and the investigation into who did it.
—Lexi Carson, Variety, 16 May 2024
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“Propulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propulsive. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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