variants also repellant

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Recent Examples of repellent The many physically revolting and morally repellent acts that ensue amount to little but a gross-out joke. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2025 The chore jacket is another standout that can be even more versatile with Storm Cotton Technology, Cotton Incorporated’s water repellant finish. Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 6 Aug. 2025 Our toes have been taped, we’re lathered in sunblock, sprayed with insect repellant, and ready (or not) for a two or four hour morning hike. Jennifer Leigh Parker, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025 People can reduce their odds of mosquito bites by making sure window screens don’t have holes bugs could get through, wearing long sleeves and pants when outside, applying insect repellant with DEET and avoiding outdoor activities near dawn and dusk. Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for repellent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for repellent
Adjective
  • And putting it on her fingers and in your babies mouth is disgusting.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Because there are more aliens aboard the Maginot than just a Xenomorph, Hawley adds a few new wrinkles to the usual disgusting Alien progression of face-hugger to chest-burster.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Be a Good Sport Even if—especially if—you’re rooting against your hosts’ team, don’t be obnoxious in your fandom.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
  • That the Kardashian family — sans Kendall — got to see the film early celebrates little beyond the fact that a Skims and Wicked collaboration might be forthcoming, but for longtime Wicked fans, this collaboration has proven one of the most obnoxious.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • This comes after Sunday's ugly loss to the Indianapolis Colts, a game that saw Hill catch just four passes for 40 yards.
    Drew VonScio, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That’s a hard reality to stomach for Giants fans, who had to watch their offense go 4-for-16 on third downs, pile up just 157 passing yards and finish with six points in an ugly loss to the Commanders.
    Zak Keefer, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But for the rest of us mere mortals, the idea of stepping into an ice bath for 10 minutes a day is awful.
    Big Think, Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And then these families are in this awful position.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But that spring, my mental health wasn’t in a good place thanks to the volatile combination of two years of pandemic lockdown, switching my antidepressants, my undiagnosed ADHD and a horrible case of writer's block.
    Alison Cochrun, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The Succession Wars took a much darker turn thanks to the development of not just Battlemechs but of horrible flesh and steel monsters called abominations.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • One newspaper here calling the summit, sickening, shameful, and, in the end, useless.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2025
  • The practice is one of a sickening array of battlefield mistreatments recorded on video either by Ukrainian surveillance drones or Russian servicemen and then circulated on social media.
    Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Adjective
  • This team is once again dealing with turnover at offensive coordinator, with Kevin Patullo promoted over the offseason to replace Kellen Moore, who is now head coach of the Saints.
    Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The same message came Wednesday after another offensive disappearing act.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Hart was short, with a hideous combover.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
  • That hideous incentive triggered My Lai and other similarly heinous attacks.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025

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“Repellent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repellent. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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