1
as in to drive
to set or keep in motion
gasoline impels a car's engine
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2
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
But the 1933 Cuban Revolution impelled his family’s flight from the island, dashing Desi’s hopes of a legal career.
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Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
To do that, SoFi must be among the small number of public companies that continues to provide upbeat forecasts – as tariff uncertainty impels many public companies to stop offering guidance.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
These are questions Li rarely directly poses but which the reader is inevitably impelled to ask.
—Daphne Merkin, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Powerful domestic pressures impel and constrain both countries’ foreign policy choices.
—Lee Hsien Loong, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2020
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Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2025
To do that, SoFi must be among the small number of public companies that continues to provide upbeat forecasts – as tariff uncertainty impels many public companies to stop offering guidance.
—Peter Cohan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
These are questions Li rarely directly poses but which the reader is inevitably impelled to ask.
—Daphne Merkin, New York Times, 18 May 2025
Powerful domestic pressures impel and constrain both countries’ foreign policy choices.
—Lee Hsien Loong, Foreign Affairs, 4 June 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impel
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That in turn drove low wages for workers, high staff turnover and limited capacity for children.—
Rachel Wegner,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Top-of-funnel marketing drives awareness that manifests through other channels.—
Cody Greco,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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This fosters a competitive market where vendors are compelled to innovate on value, not by locking customers into their ecosystem.—
Rajat Bhargava,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Flynn plays a man compelled to clean up the lawless cattle town of Dodge City.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
18 July 2025
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Some pundits around the NFL have mentioned the Chargers as a team capable of moving among the league’s elite teams.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
20 July 2025
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The two-bagger saw Volpe and Jazz Chisholm Jr. move toward the outfield for a cutoff throw from Aaron Judge.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
20 July 2025
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Blurry Vision High sugar levels force the body to pull fluid from your tissues, including the lenses of your eyes.—
Barbie Cervoni,
Verywell Health,
15 July 2025
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These high taxes explain why Tesla was forced to set its prices so high in India, despite the country’s preference for EVs at much lower price ranges.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
15 July 2025
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Leo activates your solar 10th house, urging bold moves, leadership, and visibility.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
24 July 2025
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Then, just place your first bet to activate your offer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 July 2025
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Witnesses testified about whether the original detective and prosecutor in his case had coerced them into testifying against Bell at his 1995 trial.—
The Marshall Project,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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The school board responded that the materials did no more than expose the children to new ideas, and that in any case nobody was being coerced.—
Stephen L. Carter,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
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Given their soaring popularity over the past three years, matching their Euro 2022 success on Sunday would propel them to another stratosphere.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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Not surprisingly, Congress is pushing back against the Trump administration's proposal to cancel the Space Launch System, the behemoth rocket NASA has developed to propel astronauts back to the Moon.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
25 July 2025
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Legal experts warn that compliance may violate the Fair Housing Act and that landlords are not legally obligated to respond without judicial oversight.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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If a pet or livestock animal is bitten by a rabid animal, the owner should immediately call a veterinarian, who is legally obligated to report it to the proper health authorities.—
Marina Johnson,
The Courier-Journal,
11 July 2025
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“Impel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impel. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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