repulsion

Example Sentences

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Polling data backs up this anecdotal display of repulsion towards racist violence.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

For Tinashe, the incongruity of being the kind of person who has their Zoom camera off a day after they sang about seduction, repulsion and red flags in front of thousands seems the entire point.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

When some electrons are removed from the MOF, the repulsion that the remaining electrons feel is reduced and they become unfrozen -- allowing the material to behave like a metal.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024

Vanadium dioxide has strongly correlated electronic effects, meaning the repulsion between electrons interferes with the device, so cannot be ignored as is currently done in silicon-based electronics.

From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024

Obinze felt repulsion and longing; he pitied them, but he also imagined being like them.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie