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also repellant
as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
your snobbish behavior towards my friends is so repellent I can't stand to be around you anymore
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Recent Examples of repellent
This set of 10 mosquito repellent bracelets by Cliganic are perfect for slipping on your wrist and taking with you everywhere.
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Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024
An article posted on the Whole Dog Journal website recommended using non-toxic bee and insect repellent to reduce the amount of bugs flying around that could trigger your dog.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
This is the family of about 15,000 chemicals used for their water repellent and oil repellent properties, such as in nonstick pans or fast food packaging.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
This mosquito repellent can provide up to 5,000 square feet of lawn coverage.
—Megan Newton, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2024
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Jamie Spain, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2024
An article posted on the Whole Dog Journal website recommended using non-toxic bee and insect repellent to reduce the amount of bugs flying around that could trigger your dog.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
This is the family of about 15,000 chemicals used for their water repellent and oil repellent properties, such as in nonstick pans or fast food packaging.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2024
This mosquito repellent can provide up to 5,000 square feet of lawn coverage.
—Megan Newton, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repellent
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That ends up dislodging the disgusting foreign item in Larry's throat.Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Leigh goes for the gags in this one, from Broadbent’s workplace pratfall to friend of the family Aubrey’s (Timothy Spall) disgusting new restaurant.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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Some will be tempted to disregard the latest Russian nuclear threats as nothing more than obnoxious Russian grumblings.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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If left alone spiders provide free pest control, eating more obnoxious pests such as flies, said Allen Lawrance, associate curator of entomology at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum located in Chicago and operated by the Chicago Academy of Science.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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For many people, finding the perfect ugly Christmas sweater is an annual tradition.Shea Simmons, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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In a Hungarian cartoon from around 1951, Churchill is seen as an ugly villain, ready to set households and factories on fire.Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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As a unit, the Bengals defense has been awful, only scoring four PPG, which is the 4th least in the NFL.Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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But even if the company succeeds, internet users have a way of pushing the boundaries of new tools like this until every possible awful output has been demonstrated.Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with Thompson about illuminating injustice and a Mississippi Delta culture that, Thompson says, has spent decades trying to erase a horrible crime; and visits the barn, which still stands, where Till was beaten to death.David Morgan, CBS News, 29 Nov. 2024
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Fiyero still cares for Elphaba and leaves due to the crowd’s horrible comments.Nicole Fell, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Nov. 2024
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Reviews of the film at the time tended to single out the career-best performance of Jason Patric, primarily because, as the aggro, rape-minded workout buddy to Eckhart’s weak-spined Barry, Patric’s is the showiest and most sickening role.Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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The yearling scrambled back up its tree, then let go and fell, landing with a sickening thud.Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Soto is still a far more accomplished offensive player than Tucker, who will turn 28 in January.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Wagner took on the bulk of the offensive load in Banchero's absence, averaging 24.4 points per game.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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The Menendez trials — the first of the two ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury — became such a sensation in part because of the hideous nature of the crime, but also because of who Lyle and Erik were.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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Is this just how the game unfolds each time, part of some hideous narrative doomed to repeat itself?Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
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“Repellent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repellent. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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