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as in to push
to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one
playfully he propelled his rambunctious friend into the swimming pool to cool off
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as in to move
to set or keep in motion
the aircraft is propelled by a pair of turboprop engines
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Recent Examples of propel
In his efforts to propel Trump to victory, Musk spent around $300 million while also stumping at rallies and online for his preferred candidate.
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Secondly, the mortgage lock-in effect is now beginning to ease, which is propelling a massive backlog of new listings to the market.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Each is designed to propel the ball a certain distance at a particular loft angle and height.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Petrovic was not trying to propel the puck with his skate.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Secondly, the mortgage lock-in effect is now beginning to ease, which is propelling a massive backlog of new listings to the market.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Each is designed to propel the ball a certain distance at a particular loft angle and height.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Petrovic was not trying to propel the puck with his skate.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propel
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As Nuno pointed out, the player of the season award could reasonably have been renamed the ‘team of the season award’ during a campaign in which Forest followed up back-to-back fights against relegation by pushing for Champions League qualification.—
Paul Taylor,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Florida’s educators are the backbone of our society, yet they are being pushed to the margins by inadequate pay.—
LaKeisha Wells-Palmer,
Sun Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Last month, the department moved ahead with negotiated rulemaking, a lengthy process that would result in changes to federal regulations.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The couple had been planning to move back to Montreal before the October 2024 incident.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
2 June 2025
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Despite the Timberwolves being down 16, McDaniels decided to shove Gilgeous-Alexander, sending him to the ground.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Four days per week, nurse anesthetist Mike O’Dell spends his 10-hour shifts sitting in a swivel chair shoved between pieces of towering, whirring operating equipment.—
Megan Sauer
Ryan Johnston,
CNBC,
22 May 2025
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During my visit, Leal and I drove in his vintage Jeep to 1900 Barker, a coffee shop on Lawrence’s main drag.—
Hannah Goldfield,
New Yorker,
26 May 2025
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Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
26 May 2025
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Scott Morrow had a solid first professional season in the AHL but looked overwhelmed at times when thrust into the NHL playoffs.—
Cory Lavalette,
New York Times,
30 May 2025
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The Menendez brothers were thrust into the spotlight in the late 1980s and early 1990s for the killing of their parents.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
29 May 2025
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Take these steps to win bonus bets for basketball, baseball, hockey and other sports this weekend: Follow the links on this page to activate the welcome offer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 May 2025
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Both labor-intensive and time-consuming, the tool required food professionals and at-home cooks to literally rotate its handle to activate the accompanying beater(s).—
Joey Skladany,
Southern Living,
24 May 2025
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These are questions Li rarely directly poses but which the reader is inevitably impelled to ask.—
Daphne Merkin,
New York Times,
18 May 2025
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Powerful domestic pressures impel and constrain both countries’ foreign policy choices.—
Lee Hsien Loong,
Foreign Affairs,
4 June 2020
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“Propel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propel. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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