repel

That ability to repel opposition players has become a trademark move.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

It’s meant to contrast with the walls designed to repel refugees.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

"Electrons normally repel each other, but in superconductors they form pairs; this pair formation is the key to a superconductor's ability to conduct electricity without dissipation," said Lau.

From Science Daily ● May 29, 2026

Politicians in Michigan and Illinois are pushing for help to build barriers and blast annoying sounds to repel the fish.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026

Then they jump from their horses, and turn at the rail to watch as others repel their pursuer.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

In one part of the conveyor system, a vibrating panel called an eddy current creates a sort of reverse magnet that repels nonferrous materials like aluminum beverage cans into their own collection area.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

This protein acts as a guidance signal that repels growing nerve fibers, preventing them from entering sensitive regions of the spine.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026

A can of worms—its opening both entices and repels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026

In the northern Danish city of Aalborg, the firm MyDefence makes equipment that jams and repels drones.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2025

“Goblin-made armor does not require cleaning, simple girl. Goblins’ silver repels mundane dirt, imbibing only that which strengthens it.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

They were briefly repelled by a security guard, who, along with two other victims in the parking lot, alerted people at the center and police to the attack, saving lives.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2026

Cokayne's brave turnover, clamping down in the shadow of her own posts, repelled that attack.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

The author acknowledges that there is a benefit to being repelled by animals that carry disease—or that look like they might.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026

That offensive was repelled by forces from France, which has since left the Sahel country.

From Barron's ● Apr. 29, 2026

He told her which grains had protein, which vegetables had carotene, which fruits were too sugary He knew about everything; she was intimidated by this and proud of this and slightly repelled by this.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Since relations with the U.S. have deteriorated, the Cuban government has stepped up what it calls national days of defense to practice repelling invaders.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

If elected, Wadagni is expected to be able to count on the loyalty of the army, which played a decisive role in repelling an attempted coup against Talon in December.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

It’s almost perfect, in other words, for repelling crowds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

At the heart of it all was the magnificent Gabriel, repelling all Brighton's borders and marshalling resources with his outstanding central defensive partner William Saliba missing through injury.

From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2026

The scene which met mv eyes was at once compelling and repelling.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole