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high-octane

adjective

Definition of high-octanenext
as in high-test

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Recent Examples of high-octane Now add Marchand and his 1,090 games and 976 points over 16 seasons to the top nine and Sturm to the fourth-line options, and a high-octane Florida offense just got that much more dangerous. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025 This means moving between vertical levels of a map or jumping from one side of an area to the other can be done in one smooth fluid motion, creating a high-octane competitive environment. — Echo Apsey, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025 Safe Harbor, a high-octane action thriller set in the European drug trade, stars Alfie Allen (Game of Thrones), Charlie Murphy (Peaky Blinders), Colm Meaney (Hell on Wheels), Jack Gleeson (Game of Thrones), and Martijn Lakemeier (Maxima). — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Feb. 2025 But the one thing that was a hallmark for this club for years — high-octane offense — is the one area that needs to improve before the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin. — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high-octane
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high-octane
  1. high-test
  2. undiluted
  3. unmixed
Adjective
  • Eventually, every artist runs out of mountains to climb, or—at the very least—needs a little help finding the high-test 92-octane fuel that can successfully power the creative engine that idles in their brain.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Rather than expend resources to designate a new lineup of high-test sport-utility vehicles, Chevrolet will call its subbrand a name synonymous with performance: Corvette.
    — David Beard, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2023
Definition of high-test
Adjective
  • That song is a powder keg, a dynamic storehouse of raw, undiluted energy.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • His reaction, though, was one of pure, undiluted rage.
    — Rory Smith, The Athletic, 4 Feb. 2025
Definition of undiluted
Adjective
  • Failing to scrape down the sides of the bowl or the bottom of the bowl during mixing can leave unmixed ingredients and lead to poor results.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 9 Feb. 2025
  • But massive unmixed regions have been found lingering in the mantle, like lumps of chocolate in a cookie, and new findings are just beginning to reveal their secrets.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Definition of unmixed

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“High-octane.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high-octane. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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