repel

These include PFAS—or perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances—to repel water and stains, formaldehyde-releasing resins to resist wrinkles, biocides to control odor, silicone softeners and dyes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Because objects with the same charge normally push away from each other, DNA molecules might be expected to repel one another.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026

I had hoped the bangs would repel him, but my new facial accessory failed to be a punctuation between us in the way I’d imagined.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

That ability to repel opposition players has become a trademark move.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

Then they jump from their horses, and turn at the rail to watch as others repel their pursuer.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks

In one part of the conveyor system, a vibrating panel called an eddy current creates a sort of reverse magnet that repels nonferrous materials like aluminum beverage cans into their own collection area.

From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026

“Bug spray repels them like it repels any other insect, so you just have to kind of hope that you don’t get eaten alive,” Reaves said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

This protein acts as a guidance signal that repels growing nerve fibers, preventing them from entering sensitive regions of the spine.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026

This is the kind of thriller that invites you into a gilded empyrean that compels you and repels you in equal measure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025

“Goblin-made armor does not require cleaning, simple girl. Goblins’ silver repels mundane dirt, imbibing only that which strengthens it.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

This tiny country repelled an attack by its giant neighbour and retained its independence.

From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026

Nigerien forces had repelled the attack "with the assistance of servicemen of the African Corps of the Russian Ministry of Defence", the foreign ministry in Moscow said on Sunday.

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026

They were briefly repelled by a security guard, who along with two other victims in the parking lot, alerted people at the center and police to the attack, saving lives.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

“The country seems to have become somewhat frozen in time after the liberation,” said Edward “Skip” Gnehm Jr., who was U.S. ambassador when the invasion was repelled and continued to visit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

The sarcasm that had repelled, the harshness that had startled me once, were only like keen condiments in a choice dish: their presence was pungent, but their absence would be felt as comparatively insipid.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë

In January, Africa Corps personnel also played an important role in repelling an attack at the same airport.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

If elected, Wadagni is expected to be able to count on the loyalty of the army, which played a decisive role in repelling an attempted coup against Talon in December.

From Barron's ● Apr. 12, 2026

It’s almost perfect, in other words, for repelling crowds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

That could leave Saudi Arabia under a cloud of uncertainty, potentially for years to come, repelling foreign investors it has increasingly been counting on for its transformation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026

The magnetic force makes a comeback, this time repelling the Obayifo away from us.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer