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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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From a tour that, according to Springsteen, was not planned, it will be interesting to see what direction this propels him in next.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

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

There are many reasons to love Dana Fox’s 2020 series about a teenage girl whose love of journalism propels her to investigate a local murder.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

In Jane Austen novels, a death often precipitates the loss of a fortune, which propels the heroine to seek a husband.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman