propulsive
adjective
pro·pul·sive
prə-ˈpəl-siv 
: tending or having power to propel
propulsive force
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Marco Costa’s propulsive editing is key to sustaining the film’s unflagging vitality, leaving us no time to get lost in its nonlinear time jumps.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Bohjalian brings a propulsive vitality and a sly humor to a surprisingly moving tale.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Full of breathtaking visual compositions and propulsive editing, the film's soundtrack is also peppered with some of the most effective pop needle drops in film history.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War
A propulsive account of our history's most surprising, most consequential political club: the Wide Awake antislavery youth movement that marched America from the 1860 election to civil war.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
The music, which Carpenter recorded with his longtime collaborators — Cody Carpenter (his son) and Daniel Davies (his godson) — throbs with propulsive bass and icy synths.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
With a propulsive band behind him and the spotlight on him, Bryan’s songs felt musically fleshier but thematically emptier.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Intuitive but measured, propulsive but patient, White’s drumming has become an instantly identifiable instrumental voice, anchored by Midnight’s gift.
—Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The story’s bloody, propulsive denouement includes a slave insurrection and a surreal trip into the bowels of a riverboat, where Jim and Norman learn the vital distinction between the ringing of four bells and seven.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Bohjalian brings a propulsive vitality and a sly humor to a surprisingly moving tale.
—Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2024
Full of breathtaking visual compositions and propulsive editing, the film's soundtrack is also peppered with some of the most effective pop needle drops in film history.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024
Wide Awake: The Forgotten Force that Elected Lincoln and Spurred the Civil War
A propulsive account of our history's most surprising, most consequential political club: the Wide Awake antislavery youth movement that marched America from the 1860 election to civil war.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
The music, which Carpenter recorded with his longtime collaborators — Cody Carpenter (his son) and Daniel Davies (his godson) — throbs with propulsive bass and icy synths.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2024
With a propulsive band behind him and the spotlight on him, Bryan’s songs felt musically fleshier but thematically emptier.
—Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 28 Mar. 2024
Intuitive but measured, propulsive but patient, White’s drumming has become an instantly identifiable instrumental voice, anchored by Midnight’s gift.
—Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
The story’s bloody, propulsive denouement includes a slave insurrection and a surreal trip into the bowels of a riverboat, where Jim and Norman learn the vital distinction between the ringing of four bells and seven.
—Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Propulsive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propulsive. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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