See accelerant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "2017 August 16, Laura Hudson, “Using YouTube as an Accelerant for Video Games”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:",
"text": "Hello Neighbor’s experience reflects the rise of video sites like YouTube as an accelerant for the video game business.",
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"ref": "2019 January 26, Kitty Empire [pseudonym], “The Streets review – the agony and ecstasy of a great everyman”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2019-04-08:",
"text": "[Mike] Skinner can be credited with pouring lots of accelerant on pop in his time. In his absence, Caribbean-derived UK bass music became the de facto sound of British youth.",
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