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Recent Examples of repellency
Performance rainwear remains at the forefront, with lightweight ripstop styles featuring a waterproof membrane, full seam sealing, and waterproof zippers, while other designs integrate mesh liners for breathability and a specialized membrane for water repellency.
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
In the pursuit of performance, the fashion industry has quietly adopted a class of synthetic chemicals that offer stain resistance, water repellency and durability.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
This handbag carries all of the Dooney & Bourke signature handsome features and hardware and has also been treated for winter repellency.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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.
—Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
In the pursuit of performance, the fashion industry has quietly adopted a class of synthetic chemicals that offer stain resistance, water repellency and durability.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
This handbag carries all of the Dooney & Bourke signature handsome features and hardware and has also been treated for winter repellency.
—Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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.
—Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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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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Take Clayton’s return to viral infamy on Perfect Match season three, which premiered on August 1.—
Laura Bradley,
Vulture,
13 Aug. 2025
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Bondi is on course to be the nation’s worst modern attorney general since John Mitchell, of Watergate infamy.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 July 2025
Noun
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Moreover, even when placed in packing bags, shoes (and even swimwear) can lend less-than-ideal stench to your luggage, and bar soap can help stave off the unpleasantness, so that every outfit feels freshly washed.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
10 July 2025
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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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Reports of state atrocities and abuses in Guatemala can be found in U.S. intelligence documents from the 1960s onward.—
Esther Brito Ruiz,
The Conversation,
7 Aug. 2025
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Moreover, summoning the horrors of October 7 only brings into sharper focus the scale of Israel's atrocities.—
Alia Brahimi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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“Repellency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repellency. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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