repulsion
Example Sentences
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At the time, watching these videos didn’t elicit nausea or repulsion in Jemima—they came across as amusing.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
Polling data backs up this anecdotal display of repulsion towards racist violence.
From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026
When people comment on them, I sometimes can’t tell if it’s out of admiration or a vague yet inquisitive repulsion.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025
These insulators, known as Mott insulators, occur when electrons become frozen because of strong repulsion they feel from other electrons nearby, preventing them from carrying a current.
From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2024
To balance the electrical repulsion, pieces of nuclear matter would have to be brought very dose together so that the short- range nuclear forces are engaged.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
Vocabulary lists containing repulsion
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