as in repulsiveness
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Recent Examples of repellency
With fabrics that provide 4-way stretch, wicking, UPF protection and water repellency, the fall collection showcases Wrangler’s continued evolution into high-performance, functional apparel designed for the demands of diverse environments.
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Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 31 July 2025
Muzio was lead author of a 2024 study published in the Journal of Avian Biology, based on his PhD research, that reviewed water repellency in bird feathers.
—Ian Rose, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2025
Performance rainwear remains at the forefront, with lightweight ripstop styles featuring a waterproof membrane, full seam sealing, and waterproof zippers, while other designs integrate mesh liners for breathability and a specialized membrane for water repellency.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 May 2025
In the pursuit of performance, the fashion industry has quietly adopted a class of synthetic chemicals that offer stain resistance, water repellency and durability.
—Ximena Araya-Fischel, Forbes.com, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for repellency
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Brianna seems to swing between two moods: intense enthusiasm, intense repugnance.—
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In fact, the retort could lead people to dangerously belittle the scourge and repugnance of real anti-Semitism.—
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The push came amid concerns about the offensiveness of the name.—
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There was a Lynchian quality to the podcast, a fun-house-size absurdism that offset its overt offensiveness.—
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April 2, 2025 may well become a day that lives in infamy in the minds of many American importers and exporters across the globe.—
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Given the infamy of the Devil image within the Codex Gigas, this would be expected.—
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Still, no sense relitigating all that unpleasantness now.—
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Even then, Nathan’s docking experience takes the cake of unpleasantness that evening.—
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These satellite images from late October appearing to show bodies in the streets and bloodstains on the ground, gruesome signs of the atrocities visible from space.—
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Raymond’s team has been tracking atrocities in Sudan using satellite imagery from NASA and commercial sources.—
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“Repellency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/repellency. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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