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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That Game 6 clinic could double as a blueprint for navigating their next test: a high-octane Indiana Pacers team led by All-Star guard Tyrese Haliburton that never takes its foot off the gas.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Reckoning at Lincoln Center, while across the pond, Halle Berry held it down at Cannes, respectively, for global premieres of the high-octane film.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 18 May 2025
Now a year later, the Knicks are fully healthy and will seek revenge against the high-octane Pacers in their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 25 years.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Just use it like a regular hair brush, and get the results of a high-octane hot tool.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 17 May 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 20 May 2025
Reckoning at Lincoln Center, while across the pond, Halle Berry held it down at Cannes, respectively, for global premieres of the high-octane film.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 18 May 2025
Now a year later, the Knicks are fully healthy and will seek revenge against the high-octane Pacers in their first Eastern Conference Finals appearance in 25 years.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Just use it like a regular hair brush, and get the results of a high-octane hot tool.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for high-octane
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“High-octane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-octane. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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