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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Appeared in the April 25, 2026, print edition as 'Intel Propels S&P 500, Nasdaq to Records'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Appeared in the February 5, 2026, print edition as 'Tech Selloff Propels Nasdaq To Its Worst 2 Days in Months'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The wind that fills my sails Propels; but I am helmsman.

From Poems — Volume 1 by Meredith, George