impelled

verb

Definition of impellednext
past tense of impel
1
as in moved
to set or keep in motion gasoline impels a car's engine

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2
as in compelled
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure I felt impelled to tell the truth, however painful it might be

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impelled
  1. compelled
  2. drove
  3. propelled
  4. activated
  5. obliged
  6. obligated
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  • The bipartisan vote for release marks a significant shift, as Republicans in the full House had previously blocked two Democratic resolutions that would have compelled the report's release.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Without China making the first move, Chinese firms will be compelled by genuine market forces rather than often heavy-handed and inefficient state mandates to realize Xi’s vision.
    Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of compelled
Verb
  • Mayfield drove the Bucs from their own 29-yard line to the Cowboys 11 with just under a minute left, and Tampa Bay called a timeout.
    Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Tankard reportedly then got into her vehicle, drove to the end of the street and turned around and accelered at a high rate before striking the victim who was critically injured, police said.
    Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of drove
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  • That early surge propelled the Tigers to a 76-50 victory over Bryant in Sunday’s championship game of the Chad Gardner Law King of the Bluegrass Holiday Classic at Fairdale.
    Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The success has propelled Shaboozey into the public eye and led to show appearances and campaigns, including YSL’s Myslf Le Parfum campaign this fall.
    Kristen Tauer, WWD, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of propelled
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  • Baltimore County’s freezing weather shelters — the Eastern Family Resource Center at 9150 Franklin Square Drive in Rosedale and the Community Health Center at 1811 Woodlawn Drive in Woodlawn — have also been activated for the season.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Winter shelters have been activated for at least part of this week in Baltimore City and County.
    Dan Belson, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of activated
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  • In all but three cases, Biden obliged.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Last, but not least, as the host of a party you are never obliged to serve a wine that a guest has brought.
    Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of obliged
Verb
  • And the city was obligated to house homeless people, including new migrants, under a longstanding legal mandate known as right to shelter.
    Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • This is a woman that’s obligated to override the limits of a patriarchal society—because even a progressive family was still patriarchal in Brazil in the ’70s.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
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