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propels

VERB

throw; release into air

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drive push send shoot thrust

STRONG

actuate force impel launch mobilize move press shove start

WEAK

set going set in motion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage dissuade pull repress

STRONG

end finish stop

WEAK

hinder hold keep

Example Sentences

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"It certainly propels you into a world of uncertainty. Life priorities realign - you simply want to survive."

From BBC • May 30, 2026

From a tour that, according to Springsteen, was not planned, it will be interesting to see what direction this propels him in next.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

SpaceX’s Starship is designed to be the most powerful rocket ever built, consisting of a booster that propels a large spacecraft into space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

A chapel and a table are entirely different subjects, but the precision of the form propels the content of each.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025

Finnick has reached Peeta now and is towing him back, one arm across his chest while the other propels them through the water with easy strokes.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins