as in repellent
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1
as in repulsing
to drive back
the defenders repelled the attacking army after several hours of fierce fighting
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2
as in disgusting
to cause to feel disgust
the idea of chocolate-covered grasshoppers repels me
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as in resisting
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 repelling
Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
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This included evaluating features like breathability, arch support, traction, and water-repelling capabilities.
—Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repelling
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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
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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
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In July, a 17-year-old girl was charged with resisting arrest and interfering with a law enforcement investigation.ProPublica, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2024
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Key Background Biden dropped out of the race on July 21 after resisting calls from within his own party for weeks to end his reelection bid in the wake of his disastrous performance in the June 27 debate.Sara Dorn, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
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Sadly, we were robbed of any repulsive body horror on this lovely Halloween day (sorry, gore-hounds), but at least we were left with one helluva cliffhanger heading into its tense season closer.Nick Caruso, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
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But Redmayne is repulsive and confusing, igniting a fight-or-flight response in thousands of innocent viewers who did nothing to deserve this.Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 17 June 2024
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Nationwide, more factions are forming within the Republican Party because of internal tensions between opposing ideologies, said Dave Hopkins, a political science professor at Boston College.Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2024
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El Salvador made bitcoin legal tender in 2021, and since that moment, the IMF has been criticizing and opposing this decision.Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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How does this happen, no matter how revolting or nonsensical the trend can be?Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2022
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These highly emotional sequences are less riveting and more revolting as they’re primarily used to add shock value, graphically depicting their triggering subject matter.Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022
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Regardless of their views of Trump, Colorado voters need to send a message to Márquez that her attempt to disenfranchise over 550,000 of them was repugnant to the fundamental values of the Republic.Mike Davis, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
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No matter how repugnant and seemingly unfair such a compromise would be -- for example, that Qaddafi and those close to him are provided with immunity and are allowed to leave Libya -- such a move would add to the NTC's leadership credentials.Dirk Vandewalle, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2011
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“Repelling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repelling. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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