propelled; propelling
: to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion
Examples of propel in a Sentence
He grabbed him and propelled him through the door.
The train is propelled by steam.
Recent Examples on the Web
Only gusts and currents could propel these salty sailors to their prey and potential riches.
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Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2024
The Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act will also help propel adoption, with a series of staggered incentives over the coming years to reduce the cost of electric vehicles, opening access to a new group of consumers who are eager to make the transition.
—Liane Randolph, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
The result: huge thunderstorms with powerful convective updrafts that propelled moist air high into the atmosphere — sometimes into the stratosphere in a phenomenon called overshooting cloud tops.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2024
His interests — in overhauling public education, evangelical Christianity and electing Donald J. Trump — have propelled a rapid political ascent.
—Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 27 May 2024
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Benjamin Cassidy, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2024
The Biden Administration’s Inflation Reduction Act will also help propel adoption, with a series of staggered incentives over the coming years to reduce the cost of electric vehicles, opening access to a new group of consumers who are eager to make the transition.
—Liane Randolph, The Mercury News, 29 May 2024
The result: huge thunderstorms with powerful convective updrafts that propelled moist air high into the atmosphere — sometimes into the stratosphere in a phenomenon called overshooting cloud tops.
—Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2024
His interests — in overhauling public education, evangelical Christianity and electing Donald J. Trump — have propelled a rapid political ascent.
—Michael C. Bender, New York Times, 27 May 2024
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“Propel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propel. Accessed 15 Jun. 2024.
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propel
verb
pro·pel
prə-ˈpel 
propelled; propelling
: to push or drive usually forward or onward
a bicycle is propelled by pedals
propelled by the crowd
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