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as in to drive
to set or keep in motion
gasoline impels a car's engine
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as in to compel
to cause (a person) to give in to pressure
I felt impelled to tell the truth, however painful it might be
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Recent Examples of impel
What impelled you to put aside the instinct for self-preservation and risk your lives to take these cliffs?
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The Editors, National Review, 6 June 2024
China’s growing economic and political reach has impelled Australia, India, Japan, and the United States to try to gain influence in the countries not yet tightly aligned with either bloc.
—Paul Staniland, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2024
North’s three diamonds was forcing and impelled his side into game.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
After all, the pianist upstairs impelled her to write a poem—and nearly a decade later, the poem impels me to write this.
—Erica Funkhouser, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2024
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The Editors, National Review, 6 June 2024
China’s growing economic and political reach has impelled Australia, India, Japan, and the United States to try to gain influence in the countries not yet tightly aligned with either bloc.
—Paul Staniland, Foreign Affairs, 2 May 2024
North’s three diamonds was forcing and impelled his side into game.
—Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
After all, the pianist upstairs impelled her to write a poem—and nearly a decade later, the poem impels me to write this.
—Erica Funkhouser, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impel
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Slice has released exclusive apps that accommodate popular contactless payment solutions and enable convenient QR technology to drive self-service experiences among other improvements.Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Brian Donnelly drove from Hollywood to witness the ceremony.Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2024
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Still, federal labor law affords wide latitude for a company to delay a collective bargaining agreement and lacks the large penalties necessary to compel an agreement, granting Starbucks sizable leverage over the next step in the labor dispute, Bodie added.Max Zahn, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
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Mass deportations could compel companies to reassess their employment verification processes and ensure strict adherence to immigration laws.Solange Charas, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Zack Minasian has been moved up as his general manger–Zack’s older brother Perry is the GM of the Los Angeles Angels.Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 22 Dec. 2024
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And the private sector is moving swiftly to meet growing demand for zero-carbon technologies and materials.Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Bodies begin to pile up as the police move in, and Daniel is forced to keep his fractured community together and catch the killer.Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2024
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In 2023, the House Freedom Caucus forced the House to pass a debt limit bill with almost $5 trillion in spending cuts as an opening offer in negotiations with the White House.David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 19 Dec. 2024
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Baltimore County’s freezing weather shelters — the Eastern Family Resource Center at 9150 Franklin Square Drive in Rosedale and the Community Health Center at 1811 Woodlawn Drive in Woodlawn — are also activated for the season.Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 25 Dec. 2024
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Instead, a change in their finances activates the tax.Bob Carlson, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Chief Critic Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel criticized the Teamsters in a statement shared with Forbes, and accused the group of threatening, intimidating, and attempting to coerce Amazon employees to join them.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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And that, according to the district attorney, is an attempt to coerce or influence the public or its citizenry or an industry towards change, which is included in the terrorism charge.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024
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But last month’s victories propelled the party to a 221-178 edge.Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
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The majority of that refined petroleum was not gasoline or jet fuel but what’s called bunker fuel, which is used to propel cargo ships.Ken Roberts, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The court ruled the employer wasn’t obligated to remind an employee specifically who was listed as beneficiary.Bob Carlson, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The judge replied that Franco is obligated to continue with the trial schedule and his conditional release from detainment.Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Impel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impel. Accessed 28 Dec. 2024.
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