repel

Grief tethers Supergirl to Ruthye, even though they disagree on how to handle it, and it also seems to repel her from Corenswet’s dopey, innocent Clark Kent.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

Drone strikes beyond the battlefield pump up market for technology to repel them.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

This causes them to repel each other and prevents them from being captured easily during filtration.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 20, 2026

Normally, the mere thought of a spider, with its fangs, its hairy legs, and all eight of its eyes, would repel Nathan and would make him shudder.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

The abrasive texture of shark skin repels barnacles and has inspired antimicrobial surface coatings for hospitals; the seeds of a flowering plant offer clues to the designers of probes destined for other worlds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

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

As our magnetosphere repels the storm, it creates the aurora.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2024

People can also decide to treat their clothing, boots and camping gear with permethrin, an insecticide that kills or repels mosquitoes, according to the CDC.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2024

Manticore skin repels almost all known charms and the sting causes instant death.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

While Tiani has been silent since the start of Saturday's attacks, he was able to count on the unwavering loyalty of his presidential guard, which repelled an assault on the presidential palace.

From Barron's ● Aug. 30, 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

Kuwait's military said it repelled a dawn drone attack.

From Barron's ● May 10, 2026

“Who are you?” said Lyra, who was just as repelled as Will.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman

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

There have been reports of UGVs successfully repelling Russian attacks and even taking enemy soldiers prisoner.

From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026

The scene which met mv eyes was at once compelling and repelling.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole