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repel
verb as in push away; repulse
Strong matches
Example Sentences
These include Ukraine, where the former president has criticised the scale of US support for its efforts to repel Russia's invasion and suggested he wants to see a deal to end the conflict "within 24 hours" when he takes office in January.
Clearing the burned plants, amending the fire-scarred soil so it wouldn’t repel water, and buying new plants, landscaping cloth, berms to hold the soil and irrigation lines cost more than $26,000.
I vacillated frenetically between oversize and undersize clothes, ambivalent about whether I wanted to draw attention or repel it.
She said she followed council advice to repel the bugs and pest control has sprayed her home five times, but they keep returning.
However, he said that "those who are afar and nearby" should know that "we usually embarrass and repel those who dare try to invade us".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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