as in rebuffs
treatment that is deliberately unfriendly
the waiter's incredibly rude repulse of our polite request for a better table—one that wasn't right next to the kitchen—prompted us to walk out
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1
as in disgusts
to cause to feel disgust
the smell of that town's paper mill totally repulses me
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2
as in repels
to drive back
the defense repeatedly repulsed all of the offense's attempts to move the ball forward, keeping them firmly planted on the 20-yard line
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Verb
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Spraying clothing with the pesticide Permethrin, which repels mosquitoes and ticks.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025 -
The Insect Shield technology repels mosquitoes, ticks, black flies, ants and more.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The Michigan Attorney General's Office, which filed the charges, is appealing the dismissals of five of the seven cases in the double voting matter.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Managers will be submitting their list of dismissals to HR between September and October.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But Enyedi resists such big words.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Empowering risk-takers in an industry that resists change AWSOM is Walton’s third major construction project, and it was completed in two years and almost 50% under its (undisclosed) budget.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In a few cases, the reasons for the snubs seem obvious.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
31 Aug. 2025
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This is the last of the season’s Race columns — of more than a dozen mini-essays on subjects as diverse as income inequality, work-life balance, TV motherhood and late night snubs.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
Noun
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And then, 11 days later, the movie will appear in theaters nationwide, something that seemed implausible over the years as the rejections kept piling up.—
Tim Casey,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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All the rejections that came before are, miraculously, rendered meaningless.—
Thomas Swick
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Repulses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repulses. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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