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Recent Examples of repulsion These often-intricate performances of attraction and repulsion—in which pincers and antennae play prominent roles—can last hours, and the mating itself as long as 20 hours, at least for one Papua New Guinea species, Tagalina papua. Tim Vernimmen, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Nov. 2024 But whether your takeaway is repulsion or affection or newfound understanding or the desire to seek out an Instagram-free existence in the wilderness, Social Studies will stick with you. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024 The two share a dance of desire and repulsion for nearly three hours as Lee wrestles with drug addiction and heroin withdrawal, and eventually brings Gene along on a wild goose chase through South America to seek out yagé, more commonly known as ayahuasca. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Sep. 2024 Not to mention friction, drag and heat, as the train effectively floats in the air, touching nothing at all, powered and levitated by magnetic repulsion. New Atlas, 9 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for repulsion 
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Noun
  • McAfee hasn’t been the only former Colt to express his disgust.
    Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Cherry Blossoms: • Wendy’s level of general disgust at Ashley being head over heels for a man that, as commenters pointed out, looks like her sons all grown up, is hilarious.
    Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 23 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • To understand why Germans at different levels of society backed Hitler, scholars often cite people’s deep commitment to Nazi ideology; the hatred of Jews, homosexuals, Romani, or Communists; or sheer psychopathic sadism.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Platforms originally designed to connect people and foster communities are being weaponized to spread hatred and violence.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The series, which stars Kaitlyn Dever, is slick and stylized, and illuminates the depravity of its scammer story as well as the horrors young women face in the health care system.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Overwhelmed by the horrors of war, Frankie experiences the bonds and betrayals of combat.
    Ashlee Conour, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • She was sent back to the recovery center housing her with pain and nausea medications.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
  • There might be even side effects of eating your placenta, including nausea and hot flashes.
    Christina Montoya Fiedler, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • This could reveal distaste in your social circle, as well as a lack of desire toward your aspirations and larger-than-life goals for the world.
    Roya Backlund, StyleCaster, 23 Dec. 2024
  • It’s been a matter of public record for a while now that Depp manipulated the truth and weaponized the public’s distaste for complicated, independent women in order to win his 2022 defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard, painting her as abusive and unstable.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024

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“Repulsion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repulsion. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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