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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In his efforts to propel Trump to victory, Musk spent around $300 million while also stumping at rallies and online for his preferred candidate.
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Each is designed to propel the ball a certain distance at a particular loft angle and height.
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Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Secondly, the mortgage lock-in effect is now beginning to ease, which is propelling a massive backlog of new listings to the market.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
Each is designed to propel the ball a certain distance at a particular loft angle and height.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 13 May 2025
Petrovic was not trying to propel the puck with his skate.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 May 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 28 May. 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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