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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
Thanks to her repellent caricature of a boss and a business obsessed with the bloom of youth, she is unceremoniously put out to pasture.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
Everything is exaggerated, from the cavernous expanse and dark monochrome walls of Elisabeth/Sue’s apartment, which amplify her crushing solitude, to the uniform boorishness of the men on the margins, especially Elisabeth’s former boss (a repellent Dennis Quaid).
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends using insect repellent in the form of sticks, lotions and unpressurized sprays for kids.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
Giles will demonstrate how to make an effective bug repellent from Florida native beautyberry.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2024
Everything is exaggerated, from the cavernous expanse and dark monochrome walls of Elisabeth/Sue’s apartment, which amplify her crushing solitude, to the uniform boorishness of the men on the margins, especially Elisabeth’s former boss (a repellent Dennis Quaid).
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2024
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends using insect repellent in the form of sticks, lotions and unpressurized sprays for kids.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 3 Sep. 2024
Giles will demonstrate how to make an effective bug repellent from Florida native beautyberry.
—Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repellent
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This woman is just an awful, disgusting person in general.Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 Jan. 2025
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Regardless of who wins, social media will be abuzz with the postgame mayo shower, which is either good comedy or downright disgusting, depending on your tolerance for condiments getting poured on people.Dan Santaromita, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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Gone are different colored lines, obnoxious alarms if something is a half-mile away and a way-too-strong back-up warning.James Raia, The Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2025
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No one should feel pressured to maintain a relationship with someone who, day in and day out, displays obnoxious behavior without consideration for the other’s feelings.Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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Things did get ugly a few years later, with the Mexican-American war.Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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His users are the ones that will suffer the most when the platform gets uglier.Scott Nover, TIME, 10 Jan. 2025
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After missing 27 games with a left hamstring strain, Zion Williamson returned to the court on Tuesday night and provided one of the few gratifying moments the New Orleans Pelicans could savor during an awful season.William Guillory, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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But any Three Mile Island-style tech meltdown would come with awful collateral damage.Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
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Given this area’s rich history with horrible weather and big events at this time of year, there is still a chance that the Cotton Bowl will be postponed until Saturday.Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Jan. 2025
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How horrible for my sweet little nephews to watch their house disappear like this.Becca Longmire, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
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While the American food supply is among the safest in the world, the Food and Drug Administration estimates that there are about 48 million cases of foodborne illness annually – the equivalent of sickening 1 in 6 Americans each year.Jennie Key, The Enquirer, 27 Dec. 2024
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Los Angeles County is suing the owner of Chiquita Canyon Landfill for failing to control a high-temperature chemical reaction that is cooking garbage and sickening nearby residents.Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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There are series with lazy writing, shallow characters, boring plots and even offensive elements.Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
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With their offensive leader off his game, plenty of Gators picked up the slack.Edgar Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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Both the Hatter and the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) get boilerplate tragic origins in a cluttered plot that’s drowned out by the hideous, oppressive visual effects.Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
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No abstract theory regardless of how sincerely held should impede or distract from that hideous, concrete real-world reality.Caroline Frost, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2024
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“Repellent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repellent. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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