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verb

past tense of repel

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of repelled
Verb
Tarar said the militants had attempted to attack Pakistan during the ceasefire period, but that Pakistan had repelled the attacks, killing more than 100 fighters. Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 19 Oct. 2025 By 2025, Gallup reported Democrats regaining a slight edge in party affiliation, but this masked deeper fractures as internal polls showed growing liberal extremism, with bases demanding purity tests on social issues that repelled moderates. Nafees Alam, Boston Herald, 18 Oct. 2025 In fact, the more aggressive Beijing has become toward Taiwan, the more Beijing has repelled rather than attracted the people of Taiwan. Philip H. Gordon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Sep. 2025 The material also strongly repelled chloride ions, cutting corrosion risks. Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025 Generated in the furnace of the sun, it’s deposited on the moon by solar winds that are repelled from Earth by our atmosphere and magnetic field. Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Both destroyers successfully repelled the attack. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025 Surprisingly, many fans seem to be intrigued rather than repelled by the dish. Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Dec. 2024 The backpack repelled water, gave me easy access to my umbrella, and kept all my valuables dry. Laura Lajiness Kaupke, Glamour, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repelled
Adjective
  • The shocked look on Byrne’s face, captured in one take, is genuine.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Lewis and Picardo collapsed into tears, and Candy’s family was shocked.
    Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His family, dependent on his income and repulsed at what has become of their son, must then determine what is to be done with poor Gregor.
    Big Think, Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Ron spends a lot of time bouncing around the web, fascinated and repulsed in equal measure.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • People are disgusted with Israel’s response.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Christine assures him that she could never be disgusted with him.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Trump’s Cabinet secretaries resisted wholesale cuts.
    Andy Kroll, New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The victim resisted, was punched, and attempted to flee while calling a friend for help.
    Phillipe Vieira, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The Star began writing about the concerns at Warren Hills in March, detailing how for years that teachers, staff and parents have been worried that something at the school may be making teachers and staff sick.
    Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Although Hahne's daughter lived close enough to remain at home, Hahne made connections with families staying in the Ronald McDonald House while their sick children received care from Children's Hospital.
    Angelika Ytuarte, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the outbreak has resulted in at least four deaths, and sickened 20 others.
    Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The 15-state outbreak has sickened at least 20, killing four, since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the FDA began investigating cases of listeria poisoning, or listeriosis, in September.
    Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Her parents were opposed to the Russian occupation but too frightened to talk about it.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Markus opposed lobbying efforts to expand the law to children under the age of 18.
    Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Soon, the faces of the angered New York City citizens around her soften.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025

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“Repelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repelled. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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