as in repels
to drive back
the defense managed to beat off those offensive players who were taking shots at the goalie
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Spraying clothing with the pesticide Permethrin, which repels mosquitoes and ticks.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025 -
The Insect Shield technology repels mosquitoes, ticks, black flies, ants and more.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The third and final part focuses on the President (Idris Elba), who as the clock turns back again is making an appearance at a basketball game.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2025
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And surely enough, the club’s focus soon turns away from their increasingly baffling cold case and onto a more pressing one.—
Manuel Betancourt,
Variety,
22 Aug. 2025
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Broadly, debanking is an umbrella term for when a bank turns away a potential customer, which can happen for a ton of reasons.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
6 Aug. 2025
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Inertia is really the property that resists changes in motion.—
Don Lincoln,
Big Think,
29 Aug. 2025
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However, a federal takeover could test that support in a state that often resists federal oversight.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Beats off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beats%20off. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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