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- noun The state or condition of being
propulsive .
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Examples
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But what the film lacks in substance is compensated for via sheer propulsiveness, staggering inventiveness, and mind-boggling visuals.
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It doesn't have the high-decibel propulsiveness of "Vs." or even the off-again-on-again brilliance of 1994's "Vitalogy," and it's certainly not the career-reviving blast that the band, its label and its fans were hoping for.
We've Heard Vedder 2007
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The rhythmical energy and propulsiveness thus imparted to the music of the merrymaking is heightened by the dance.
A Book of Operas Their Histories, Their Plots, and Their Music Henry Edward Krehbiel 1888
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That propulsiveness, along with an infatuation with the imagery of the early days of flight, returns in Mr. Miyazaki's
NYT > Home Page By MIKE HALE 2011
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The latter movements thrived on the music's rhythmic propulsiveness and aggressive swagger.
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The latter movements thrived on the music's rhythmic propulsiveness and aggressive swagger.
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The latter movements thrived on the music's rhythmic propulsiveness and aggressive swagger.
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Kay Hanley brought to the fictional band's lead vocals the same balls-out propulsiveness that she gave Letters to Cleo's hits during the 1990s, and her fiery delivery of such terrific tunes as "3 Small Words" and Duritz's "Spin Around" lend them a credibility that the film itself sorely lacks.
feeling listless 2009
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At first I thought the dancers were working against the drumming, or ignoring its insistent propulsiveness.
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The New York Times said, "The rhythmic sounds are those that accompany Indian Kathak dance, and Mr. Battle uses their complexity and propulsiveness as an inspiration for a highly kinetic, demandingly coordinated dance that incorporates sudden scissoring jumps, low stamping, a contracting torso and fluttering hands - often all at the same time."
Chattanooga Pulse 2008
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