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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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Macy’s M -0.99%decrease; red down pointing triangle wrapped up the holiday season on a strong note, posting an unexpected rise in same-store sales in the fourth quarter as its Bloomingdale’s brand propels its turnaround.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Jimmy Page’s guitar riff seemingly propels Sonny’s car forward to the lead.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2025

“Optimism propels Dow past the magic mark,” the South Florida Sun Sentinel wrote the next day.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

At its heart lies a supermassive black hole that draws in matter from nearby space and propels some of it outward in colossal plasma jets filled with radiation, heat, magnetic fields, and heavy particles.

From Science Daily • Oct. 14, 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