propulsive
adjective
pro·pul·sive
prə-ˈpəl-siv 
: tending or having power to propel
propulsive force
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These propulsive rocket stages, when combined with a rocket like SpaceX’s massive Starship, could dispatch heavy spacecraft to faraway targets.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
The film’s subtle yet propulsive score was the work of Oscar-winning composer David Shire, who two years earlier had composed the score for Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 May 2026
Bourgeois-Tacquet’s elevator pitch — unforeseen circumstances lead Gabrielle, a workaholic 55-year-old surgeon, to question her life choices — isn’t exactly earth-shaking, and the film lacks the propulsive spontaneity that made Anaïs in Love such an off-kilter delight.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
After three years in the Eurovision wilderness, Romania makes a loud-and-proud comeback with a propulsive blend of nu-metal guitars, angsty melodies, and operatic trills worthy of a hand-horn salute.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 May 2026
The film’s subtle yet propulsive score was the work of Oscar-winning composer David Shire, who two years earlier had composed the score for Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 May 2026
Bourgeois-Tacquet’s elevator pitch — unforeseen circumstances lead Gabrielle, a workaholic 55-year-old surgeon, to question her life choices — isn’t exactly earth-shaking, and the film lacks the propulsive spontaneity that made Anaïs in Love such an off-kilter delight.
—Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
After three years in the Eurovision wilderness, Romania makes a loud-and-proud comeback with a propulsive blend of nu-metal guitars, angsty melodies, and operatic trills worthy of a hand-horn salute.
—Jon O'Brien, Vulture, 11 May 2026
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“Propulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propulsive. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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