PROPELLING Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

propelling

verb

present participle of propel

as in pushing

to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one playfully he propelled his rambunctious friend into the swimming pool to cool off

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as in driving

to set or keep in motion the aircraft is propelled by a pair of turboprop engines

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Recent Examples of propelling Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists in the dynamic first period of his four-point night, propelling the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-1 victory over the winless Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Connor McDavid had a goal and two assists in the dynamic first period of his four-point night, propelling the Edmonton Oilers to a 4-1 victory over the winless Kings on Tuesday. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026 Google and Microsoft followed suit soon after, further propelling the log-in method into the mainstream consciousness. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 But now, as excitement swirls over social media giant Meta Platforms' AI agent, traders are pouring into Snap call options on Monday, propelling trading volume to more than four times the month-long average, Cboe LiveVol data show. — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026 Madonna sealed the collection’s fame by wearing one of its standout looks to that year’s MTV Video Music Awards, catapulting the charismatic Ford onto the international stage and propelling Gucci to extraordinary commercial success. — Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026 Sullivan’s output has reignited Philadelphia, with 10 wins and two draws from their 12 post-World Cup matches propelling them from the bottom of the Eastern Conference into a play-off position with seven regular-season games to go. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026 In June, Webb allowed three runs over five starts, winning National League Pitcher of the Month and propelling himself to a third straight All-Star selection. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2026 Oates turned left in front of Mulderrig toward Kingsgate Drive, and the motorcycle slammed into the Cadillac, propelling Mulderrig into the air and leading to his death, both sides agreed. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

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Because the switching happens thousands of times a second, the device can hold voltage steady, absorb a disturbance or operate in reverse, pushing power backward from batteries toward the grid.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Those cases were part of a broader movement pushing the limits of who is accountable for a mass shooting.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of pushing

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Biggs has accused the Hobbs administration of driving up home prices with stringent water requirements that stalled new buildings in parts of the Phoenix area.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
No amount of spending from whatever PAC source is driving it into the elections are going to change that dynamic.

— NBC news, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of driving

Verb

Seattle goaltender Philipp Grubauer shoving Philadelphia's Trevor Zegras raised attention around the room not long after.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Williams was shoving all night, but Jose Ramirez gave him quite a nice cushion, golfing a two-run home run in the fourth inning.

— Ryan Morik OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of shoving

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According to police, and as the videos appear to show, the robot touches the 16-year-old's buttocks and repeatedly makes thrusting movements toward her.

— October 14, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Its aggressively artificial imagery evokes the kind of AI-slop, dreamcore videos that tend to populate social media these days, thrusting the audience into increasingly unsettling spaces that seem generated from a stranger’s hazy childhood.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026

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