repel
Example Sentences
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U.S. special forces have been training Mexican military teams to repel attacks at stadiums.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
The limonene changes the algae's surface properties, making it repel water.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
“So 6,475 strike behaves like kryptonite for the market; it can repel price from above and below,” Kizemchuck said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 28, 2026
He also accused Ukraine of using "increasingly sophisticated attack methods" and said that "more technologically advanced countermeasures are needed" to repel them.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
There were a dozen positioned around the garden and many more inside the gallery, ever ready to repel invasion.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
Vocabulary lists containing repel
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