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propels

VERB

throw; release into air

Synonyms

STRONGEST

drive push send shoot thrust

STRONG

actuate force impel launch mobilize move press shove start

WEAK

set going set in motion

Antonyms

STRONGEST

discourage dissuade pull repress

STRONG

end finish stop

WEAK

hinder hold keep

Example Sentences

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Ms. Kaminsky’s score illustrates and propels rather than commanding attention itself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

“Optimism propels Dow past the magic mark,” the South Florida Sun Sentinel wrote the next day.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

At its heart lies a supermassive black hole that draws in matter from nearby space and propels some of it outward in colossal plasma jets filled with radiation, heat, magnetic fields, and heavy particles.

From Science Daily • Oct. 14, 2025

Some items, including coffee - "the one thing that propels a sailor" - must be rationed.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

I hear my name and a shudder propels me forward.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth