repulse

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Now he dresses as if he looks in his closet, asks what would most repulse women, and throws that on to speak in public.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2025

Troops from South Korea, the United States and other countries under the direction of the United Nations battle to repulse the invasion.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

TAIPEI, Taiwan — When Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky called in February for foreign volunteers to help repulse invading Russian forces, Chuang Yu-wei, a Taiwanese tour guide, signed up the next day.

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2022

Army vehicles used to repulse the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait were painted with a big white chevron, for example.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2022

According to one source, he also pivoted north in time to repulse a Seleucid counterattack against Egypt.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro