as in repulsiveness
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Recent Examples of repellency
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.
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Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
In addition to evaluating performance and how effectively water was removed from the car’s shield, factors like rain repellency, ease of installation, noise and price were considered.
—Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2023
For example, the NEMO Dagger OSMO™ Lightweight Backpacking Tent is made of poly-nylon ripstop fabric and has excellent water repellency, which means it won’t be worn down by the elements as easily.
—Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
Motivated to increase the sustainability factor even further, The North Face also created a new PFC-free DWR treatment that maintains 80 percent of its water repellency after 80 wash cycles (and requires no consumer applications of water-polluting retreatment).
—Outside Online, 8 Jan. 2019
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Michelle Rostamian, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
In addition to evaluating performance and how effectively water was removed from the car’s shield, factors like rain repellency, ease of installation, noise and price were considered.
—Good Housekeeping, 10 Aug. 2023
For example, the NEMO Dagger OSMO™ Lightweight Backpacking Tent is made of poly-nylon ripstop fabric and has excellent water repellency, which means it won’t be worn down by the elements as easily.
—Olivia Avitt, Peoplemag, 24 May 2023
Motivated to increase the sustainability factor even further, The North Face also created a new PFC-free DWR treatment that maintains 80 percent of its water repellency after 80 wash cycles (and requires no consumer applications of water-polluting retreatment).
—Outside Online, 8 Jan. 2019
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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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Bernstein demanded that Vienna, and Europe in general, acknowledge what both America and Mahler meant to the 20th century—the century that the Europeans had played such a dreadful part in and that the Americans had helped liberate from infamy.—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
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The ovations for Bernstein went on forever in part because Vienna was celebrating its release from infamy.—
David Denby,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Happy to temporarily rid his mind of that unpleasantness, Nick springs into action.—
Matt Cabral,
EW.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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In the former camp, one explanation is that rewards obtained from difficult tasks seem extra sweet because of the sharp contrast between the unpleasantness of working hard and the joy of achievement.—
Alex Hutchinson,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Our government continues to give Israel billions in military aid with which to carry out these atrocities.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
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Less than half a dozen countries, including Sweden, the Netherlands, and Armenia have recognized these atrocities.—
Lynn Zovighian,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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“Repellency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repellency. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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