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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Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
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Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
But, to do you any good, squeezing the veins must propel the blood in the right direction, toward the heart.
—Bryant Stamford, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
OpenAI has completed a deal to help employees sell shares in the company at a $500 billion valuation, propelling the ChatGPT owner past Elon Musk’s SpaceX to become the world’s largest startup.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Snow shared that many of her go-to books — primarily nonfiction titles, autobiographies and self-help books — have propelled her through hard moments in her life, including her divorce and her father's Alzheimer's diagnosis.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for propel
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“Propel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propel. Accessed 7 Oct. 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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