as in repulsiveness
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Recent Examples of repellency
Prana's Halle Straight Pants II have a flattering silhouette that resembles the fit of your favorite jeans — only with UPF 50+ for sun protection, water repellency, and abrasion resistance.
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Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Chemicals are added to create different characteristics, such as flexibility or water repellency.
—By Aryn Baker/lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024
Testers love it for its impressive water repellency and the structured bill that shields your face.
—Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
The jacket displayed impressive durable water repellency, with the water beading up immediately and remaining that way for the full five minutes of the water test.
—Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
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Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Chemicals are added to create different characteristics, such as flexibility or water repellency.
—By Aryn Baker/lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024
Testers love it for its impressive water repellency and the structured bill that shields your face.
—Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
The jacket displayed impressive durable water repellency, with the water beading up immediately and remaining that way for the full five minutes of the water test.
—Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repellency
Noun
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Brianna seems to swing between two moods: intense enthusiasm, intense repugnance.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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In fact, the retort could lead people to dangerously belittle the scourge and repugnance of real anti-Semitism.—
Salam Fayyad,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2024
Noun
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Or Ishiba’s chances of avoiding short-timer infamy in the annals of Tokyo politics.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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That score bug — which has since been turned into a bumper sticker that can be seen all around Los Angeles — will forever live in infamy in New York.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Noun
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Happy to temporarily rid his mind of that unpleasantness, Nick springs into action.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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In the former camp, one explanation is that rewards obtained from difficult tasks seem extra sweet because of the sharp contrast between the unpleasantness of working hard and the joy of achievement.—
Alex Hutchinson,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Throughout, the novel chips away at its foundational questions: Does there exist a punishment equal to the atrocity of killing one’s child?—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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The story of the atrocity is still being unearthed 140 years later.—
Stephen Miller,
Bluesky Social,
5 June 2025
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“Repellency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repellency. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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