repulsing

present participle of repulse

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repulsing
Verb
  • One raid saw masked federal agents repelling from Black Hawk helicopters and wrecking an apartment building.
    Christopher Cann, USA Today, 9 Oct. 2025
  • In the first episode, the recruits wasted no time in repelling from a helicopter hovering in the air.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To Los Pleneros, the hub is an example of resisting colonialism through education.
    Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
  • They were charged with assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and malicious destruction of property over $1,200.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The illness spreads through the tribe, sickening one of its leaders and creating division and disorder.
    Maggie Doherty, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The plant—and particularly the liverwurst product made there—was determined to be the source of a Listeria outbreak that spanned May to September of last year, sickening at least 61 people across 19 states.
    Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Repulsing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repulsing. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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