Thesaurus / impel
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The move sparked a revolt, impelling tens of millions of users to flee to rivals such as Signal and Telegram.
HOW FACEBOOK UNDERMINES PRIVACY PROTECTIONS FOR ITS 2 BILLION WHATSAPP USERSBY PETER ELKIND, JACK GILLUM AND CRAIG SILVERMANSEPTEMBER 7, 2021PROPUBLICAWhere the subject of “Dreamtank” seems impelled by larger forces, the clenched-fist figure in “Sentinel” declares his autonomy.
IN THE GALLERIES: ACRONYMS AS CONTENT ENCODE A POWERFUL COMMENTARYMARK JENKINSAPRIL 2, 2021WASHINGTON POSTPublic pressure impelled Match Group’s initiatives, according to Carrie Goldberg, a victims’ rights attorney who represented Garbo founder Kathryn Kosmides in a gender-based violence case that inspired the nonprofit’s creation.
TINDER AND OKCUPID COULD SOON LET YOU BACKGROUND CHECK YOUR DATE — FOR A PRICEBY BRIAN EDWARDS AND ELIZABETH NAISMITH PICCIANI, COLUMBIA JOURNALISM INVESTIGATIONSMARCH 18, 2021PROPUBLICAHe saw enough in her face to impel him to take her hand and hold it while he said his lingering good night.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINThe characters which crowd forth from his brain are sustained and impelled by the same social waves which sustain and impel us.
REPERTORY OF THE COMEDIE HUMAINE, COMPLETE, A -- ZANATOLE CERFBERR AND JULES FRANOIS CHRISTOPHEYou alone, Madam, had the power to conquer my indolence, and to impel me to change my resolution.
LETTERS TO EUGENIAPAUL HENRI THIRY HOLBACHResist that inclination which seems to impel you to gloomy meditation, solitude, and melancholy.
LETTERS TO EUGENIAPAUL HENRI THIRY HOLBACHVarious motives impel the living to treat with respect the body from which life has departed.
THE MYTHS OF THE NEW WORLDDANIEL G. BRINTONOutwardly the Syndic was cool, inwardly he was at a white heat that at any moment might impel him to the wildest action.
THE LONG NIGHTSTANLEY WEYMANSo complex is the human spirit that it can itself scarce discern the deep springs which impel it to action.
THE WHITE COMPANYARTHUR CONAN DOYLEWORDS RELATED TO IMPEL
- bear down
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- coerce
- constrain
- dragoon
- egg on
- encourage
- exert influence
- expedite
- fire up
- go to town on
- goad
- goose
- hurry
- impel
- influence
- inspire
- jolly
- key up
- kid
- lean on
- motivate
- oblige
- overpress
- persuade
- pour it on
- press
- pressure
- prod
- push around
- put the screws to
- put up to
- railroad
- sell on
- speed
- speed up
- spur
- squeeze
- steamroll
- strong-arm
- turn on
- bears down
- browbeats
- bulldozes
- coerces
- constrains
- dragoons
- egg on
- encourages
- exerts influence
- expedites
- fires up
- goads
- goes to town on
- gooses
- hurries
- impels
- influences
- inspires
- jollies
- key up
- kids
- lean on
- motivates
- obliges
- overpresses
- persuades
- pours it on
- presses
- pressures
- prods
- pushes around
- puts the screws to
- puts up to
- railroads
- sells on
- speeds
- speeds up
- spurs
- squeezes
- steamrolls
- strong-arms
- turns on
- accelerate
- activate
- actuate
- animate
- arouse
- awaken
- dispatch
- energize
- excite
- expedite
- galvanize
- goad
- grow
- hasten
- hurry
- impel
- incite
- increase
- innervate
- innerve
- inspire
- kindle
- liven
- make haste
- motivate
- move
- pique
- precipitate
- promote
- refresh
- revitalize
- revive
- rouse
- shake up
- speed
- spring
- spur
- step up
- stimulate
- stir
- strengthen
- urge
- vitalize
- vivificate
- vivify
- alternate
- be in sequence
- bowl
- circle
- circumduct
- coil
- curve
- drape
- drive
- eddy
- elapse
- enfold
- entwine
- envelop
- flow
- fold
- follow
- furl
- go around
- go past
- gyrate
- gyre
- impel
- pass
- pirouette
- pivot
- propel
- reel
- rock
- rotate
- run
- spin
- spiral
- succeed
- swaddle
- swathe
- swing around
- swirl
- swivel
- trundle
- twirl
- twist
- undulate
- wheel
- whirl
- wind
- wrap
- advanced
- aided
- assisted
- barreled
- belted
- bombed
- boosted
- bowled over
- careered
- covered ground
- cut along
- dispatched
- expedited
- facilitated
- flashed
- flew
- furthered
- galloped
- gathered momentum
- geared up
- got a move on
- got moved
- got under way
- hastened
- helped
- hightailed
- hurried
- impelled
- lost no time
- made haste
- opened up throttle
- press on
- promoted
- quickened
- raced
- ran
- rode
- rushed
- sailed
- sprang
- step on it
- tore
- urged
- went all out
- went fast
- went like the wind
- whizzed
- zoomed
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