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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
repulse . - noun Plural form of
repulse .
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Examples
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Dredge suggests Death Awaits, a name that repulses Zach Handover.
Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011
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Dredge suggests Death Awaits, a name that repulses Zach Handover.
Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011
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As a mother and a restaurant critic, the idea repulses me.
The Guardian World News Zoe Williams 2011
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The glossy “celebrity” culture that we live in kind of repulses me because it isn’t real, and yet we perceive it as real, so we can never live up to it.
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Nikki kind of repulses me by immediately saying, when Tom asks who was in charge, "Definitely not me.
Jane McGivney: Top Chef: One for the Lovers (and the haters) 2008
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"Why does the soul patch 'work' in Portland," wonders San Francisco-based Web publisher Sara Ost, "but it repulses women in any other metropolis of the world?"
Which American Cities Boast The Most Attractive Residents? (PHOTOS) 2011
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Professional boxing repulses me because it is, well, bland.
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What repulses him, however, is what he views as willfully misconstruing the facts to turn the tragedy partisan.
TUCSON TRAGEDY: Cartoonists diverge on whether to go partisan Michael Cavna 2011
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It repulses us to think that Netanyahu would risk the state just to maintain regional dominance.
MJ Rosenberg: Why the Term "Israel First" Matters MJ Rosenberg 2012
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Their mean-spiritedness, which they wear self-righteously as a badge of virtue, repulses everyone they touch.
Recovering From Religious Abuse Jack Watts 2011
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