high-octane
adjective
high-oc·tane
ˈhī-ˈäk-ˌtān 
1
: having a high octane number and hence good antiknock properties
high-octane gasoline
2
: very powerful, strong, or effective
high-octane football
high-octane coffee
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The games at the Coliseum should be high-octane with the Unicorns set to unleash a squad brimming with youthful talent.
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
In theaters June 20 16 of 31 F1 Brad Pitt plays a retired Formula 1 racer who gets back in the driver’s seat in a high-octane drama from Top Gun: Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joseph Kosinski that brings the action from the skies down to the racetrack.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In high-octane, multi-person matches, Femi and Vaquer remained dominant.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Despite the newfound enthusiasm around drugs like psilocybin, MDMA, and even high-octane, super-psychedelic compounds like 5-MEO-DMT, LSD remains something of an outcast.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
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Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
In theaters June 20 16 of 31 F1 Brad Pitt plays a retired Formula 1 racer who gets back in the driver’s seat in a high-octane drama from Top Gun: Maverick producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joseph Kosinski that brings the action from the skies down to the racetrack.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In high-octane, multi-person matches, Femi and Vaquer remained dominant.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025
Despite the newfound enthusiasm around drugs like psilocybin, MDMA, and even high-octane, super-psychedelic compounds like 5-MEO-DMT, LSD remains something of an outcast.
—John Semley, Rolling Stone, 19 Apr. 2025
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“High-octane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-octane. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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