repel
Example Sentences
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Backing Carroll is a way to repel the efforts to silence women who have a story to tell.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
Cuban forces supported rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, while troops helped Ethiopia repel a Somali invasion.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
U.S. special forces have been training Mexican military teams to repel attacks at stadiums.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
“So 6,475 strike behaves like kryptonite for the market; it can repel price from above and below,” Kizemchuck said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026
If they faced inside the chain, they would repel each other, forcing the molecule to fly apart in a nanosecond.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing repel
Electricity and Magnetism - Introductory
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Physics - Introductory
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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