as in repulsiveness
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Recent Examples of repellency
Prana's Halle Straight Pants II have a flattering silhouette that resembles the fit of your favorite jeans — only with UPF 50+ for sun protection, water repellency, and abrasion resistance.
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Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Chemicals are added to create different characteristics, such as flexibility or water repellency.
—By Aryn Baker/lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024
Testers love it for its impressive water repellency and the structured bill that shields your face.
—Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
The jacket displayed impressive durable water repellency, with the water beading up immediately and remaining that way for the full five minutes of the water test.
—Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
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Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
Chemicals are added to create different characteristics, such as flexibility or water repellency.
—By Aryn Baker/lautoka, Fiji , TIME, 3 July 2024
Testers love it for its impressive water repellency and the structured bill that shields your face.
—Erika Reals, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
The jacket displayed impressive durable water repellency, with the water beading up immediately and remaining that way for the full five minutes of the water test.
—Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repellency
Noun
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Brianna seems to swing between two moods: intense enthusiasm, intense repugnance.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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In fact, the retort could lead people to dangerously belittle the scourge and repugnance of real anti-Semitism.—
Salam Fayyad,
Foreign Affairs,
20 June 2024
Noun
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Or Ishiba’s chances of avoiding short-timer infamy in the annals of Tokyo politics.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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That score bug — which has since been turned into a bumper sticker that can be seen all around Los Angeles — will forever live in infamy in New York.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 May 2025
Noun
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According to a new case study in JAMA Dermatology, the woman presented to a dermatology clinic in Spain after three months of oral unpleasantness.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
12 June 2025
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Happy to temporarily rid his mind of that unpleasantness, Nick springs into action.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The former mayor of a small rural village in Haiti, accused of torturing and killing opponents in his homeland, was sentenced Friday in a Massachusetts federal court to nine years in prison for lying about the atrocities in order to obtain a U.S. green card.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
20 June 2025
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Hamas’ atrocities on Oct. 7, and their Iranian patrons’ dash toward nuclear weapons, have only strengthened our determination to build a better future for Iran, Israel and the region.—
Shervin Pishevar,
New York Daily News,
19 June 2025
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“Repellency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repellency. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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