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.
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Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 13 Dec. 2025
The retreat from the expensive, enormous AI plays that propelled the indexes for half a year has been underway for more than a month, with the Nasdaq-100's dominance over the median stock having peaked around Election Day.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025
His debut album from 2019, Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent, propelled him to superstar status.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2025
But they are propelled by the goal scoring feats of Erling Haaland, who is like AI in cleats.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Propel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propel. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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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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