propelled; propelling
: to drive forward or onward by or as if by means of a force that imparts motion
Examples of propel in a Sentence
He grabbed him and propelled him through the door.
The train is propelled by steam.
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The stock market reached records again this week, propelled by the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time since last December.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Daniel Jones has stepped up in a big way and propelled the team to a 2-0 record thus far.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Her basic skillset mirrors the knight’s; armed with a sword-like needle, Hornet can attack in close range melee both forward and up, and descend on baddies with a downward strike that doubles as a bouncing mechanism to propel further.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Voters then propelled Grazer to a landslide win over the massive 32 Chunk, a bear that, months earlier, had killed one of Grazer's cubs.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 Sep. 2025
Daniel Jones has stepped up in a big way and propelled the team to a 2-0 record thus far.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Sep. 2025
Her basic skillset mirrors the knight’s; armed with a sword-like needle, Hornet can attack in close range melee both forward and up, and descend on baddies with a downward strike that doubles as a bouncing mechanism to propel further.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Voters then propelled Grazer to a landslide win over the massive 32 Chunk, a bear that, months earlier, had killed one of Grazer's cubs.
—Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Propel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propel. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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propel
verb
pro·pel
prə-ˈpel 
propelled; propelling
: to push or drive usually forward or onward
a bicycle is propelled by pedals
propelled by the crowd
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