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also repellant
as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
your snobbish behavior towards my friends is so repellent I can't stand to be around you anymore
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Recent Examples of repellent
People are encouraged to wear loose-fitting, long-sleeve shirts and pants, and use mosquito repellent to prevent bites, among other measures.
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The 6 Best Mouse Traps of 2024 Benefits of Using Natural Rat Repellents
Block gives several reasons as to why using a natural rat repellent is the smartest choice.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2024
New York's local health departments will be spraying for mosquitoes through November and state parks are making mosquito repellent available to park visitors under Hochul's action.
—Mike Snider and David Robinson, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
To prevent a malaria infection, experts recommend applying mosquito repellent with DEET (diethyltoluamide) to exposed skin, and treating clothing with an insect repellent called permethrin.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2024
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Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024
The 6 Best Mouse Traps of 2024 Benefits of Using Natural Rat Repellents
Block gives several reasons as to why using a natural rat repellent is the smartest choice.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2024
New York's local health departments will be spraying for mosquitoes through November and state parks are making mosquito repellent available to park visitors under Hochul's action.
—Mike Snider and David Robinson, USA TODAY, 24 Sep. 2024
To prevent a malaria infection, experts recommend applying mosquito repellent with DEET (diethyltoluamide) to exposed skin, and treating clothing with an insect repellent called permethrin.
—Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repellent
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That ends up dislodging the disgusting foreign item in Larry's throat.Esther Zuckerman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Leigh goes for the gags in this one, from Broadbent’s workplace pratfall to friend of the family Aubrey’s (Timothy Spall) disgusting new restaurant.Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2024
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Like, watched it all the way through from the shrill opening filled with obnoxious kids to the leadenly staged slapstick climax?Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
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Although the court was an obnoxious shade of yellow to signify and celebrate the NBA Cup occasion, Denver was officially eliminated from the group stage of the in-season tournament by halftime, due to other results around the league.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 3 Dec. 2024
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For many people, finding the perfect ugly Christmas sweater is an annual tradition.Shea Simmons, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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In a Hungarian cartoon from around 1951, Churchill is seen as an ugly villain, ready to set households and factories on fire.Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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As a unit, the Bengals defense has been awful, only scoring four PPG, which is the 4th least in the NFL.Steve Bradshaw, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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But even if the company succeeds, internet users have a way of pushing the boundaries of new tools like this until every possible awful output has been demonstrated.Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024
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Although there is high demand among students for internships and other work opportunities, our education-employer ecosystem is doing a horrible job delivering them.Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Everyone is forgetting conveniently about October 7, but that was a horrible day for the world, not for Israel, for the world.TIME Staff, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Reviews of the film at the time tended to single out the career-best performance of Jason Patric, primarily because, as the aggro, rape-minded workout buddy to Eckhart’s weak-spined Barry, Patric’s is the showiest and most sickening role.Sean Malin, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
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The yearling scrambled back up its tree, then let go and fell, landing with a sickening thud.Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Wagner took on the bulk of the offensive load in Banchero's absence, averaging 24.4 points per game.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Soto is still a far more accomplished offensive player than Tucker, who will turn 28 in January.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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No abstract theory regardless of how sincerely held should impede or distract from that hideous, concrete real-world reality.Caroline Frost, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2024
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The Menendez trials — the first of the two ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury — became such a sensation in part because of the hideous nature of the crime, but also because of who Lyle and Erik were.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Repellent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repellent. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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