as in shocked
filled with disgust
repelled reviewers couldn't believe how violent the movie was
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as in repulsed
to drive back
the defenders repelled the attacking army after several hours of fierce fighting
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as in disgusted
to cause to feel disgust
the idea of chocolate-covered grasshoppers repels me
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as in resisted
to refuse to give in to
repelled the temptation to stay out late and call in sick the next day
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Recent Examples of repelled
Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Ukraine also repelled a drone and missile attack on its capital on Monday.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
Both Iranian attacks were repelled.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
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On Thursday, officers repelled the gangs as the criminals fired their guns at them.
—Rachel Dobkin, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Ukraine also repelled a drone and missile attack on its capital on Monday.
—Lauren Kent, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
Both Iranian attacks were repelled.
—Stefan Becket, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repelled
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Steffens — who looked shocked — said while smiling widely.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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Binoche is the more unabashedly open of the two; at times, Fiennes seems shocked and sweetly shy in response to her candor.Rachel Handler, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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Over decades, my attempts to conquer the Spanish language have been repulsed.Calvin Trillin, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2024
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The executions all took place in the space of roughly eight weeks after Iran repulsed the last incursion into its territory by the forces of the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein at the end of the eight-year Iran-Iraq war.Kasra Naji, Foreign Affairs, 17 Aug. 2016
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Google had pushed for this for years and Apple had resisted.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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The president apologized to the nation on Saturday morning but resisted calls to resign ahead of the vote.Cynthia Kim, USA TODAY, 7 Dec. 2024
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If anything, Allerton seems intermittently disgusted with Lee and himself, then attracted to Lee again.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 5 Dec. 2024
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Other fans were equally disgusted that Jaguars players were also ejected for the brawl that happened afterward.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024
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An additional 20 individuals remain hospitalized after being sickened by the same bacterial contamination.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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More than 700 dairy herds have been affected by the virus, and at least 58 people, mostly farm workers, have been sickened.Dani Blum, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors have also opposed that request, saying the conduct at issue in the indictment isn’t within the scope of his official duties, which, under the Supreme Court’s ruling, means it can still be prosecuted.Alison Durkee, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Small grocery stores struggling Independent grocery stores strongly opposed the merger.Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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But then Carey got sick with the flu, and was forced to cancel the first show of her 2024 Christmas Time tour.Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 18 Dec. 2024
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The patient had been in contact with sick and dead birds in backyard flocks, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.Mike Stobbe and Jonel Aleccia, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Repelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repelled. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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