Used in a Sentence

propelled

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for propelled.

Editorial note

It wasn't a particularly violent game, it just got propelled into notoriety by demagoguery and the developers' guerrilla marketing.

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Quick take

(transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of propelled gathered in one view.

verb

(transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.

verb

(transitive, figurative) To provide an impetus for nonphysical change; to cause to arrive to a certain situation or result.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for propelled.

verb

(transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.

verb

(transitive, figurative) To provide an impetus for nonphysical change; to cause to arrive to a certain situation or result.

Example sentences

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It wasn't a particularly violent game, it just got propelled into notoriety by demagoguery and the developers' guerrilla marketing.

2

Story's plot and characters aren't propelled forward by a lack of communication or by idiocy.

3

It's a technique that's been propelled to 'buzzword' status, when it probably shouldn't have been.

4

The large brick building being moved is on Self Propelled Modular Transporters.

5

Tethered to a buoy on the surface, the main underwater vehicle is propelled forward by the wave's upward force acting on spring loaded foils.

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Unfortunately in the interim ffmpeg seems to have propelled ahead.

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This is a myth propelled by Public Affairs, PR and supported by the media (at worst, the media will say, the US made blunders and mistakes).

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If they can get their hands on rocket propelled grenades....

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Throughout my whole career, technical capability aside, my inter-personal skills have been what have really propelled me to where I am today.

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So either this is just equivalent to a photon drive (propelled by shooting light out the back), or their device is pulling momentum out of nowhere.

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Any relevant piece of news that propelled this here?

12

When you're propelled off your bike, some part of your head is likely to make contact with the ground (particularly if you're unconscious), along with your torso.

Quote examples

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Being "open" hasn't propelled Linux over Windows.

2

One of their aphorisms, translated idiomatically as "Curse well!", literally translates as "Shoot curses forcefully!" They consider curses as weapons which must be propelled to their target, much like throwing knives.

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"I am waiting for my share after I contributed a rocket-propelled grenade for the operation," she said, adding that she got the weapon from her ex-husband in alimony.

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"'I am waiting for my share after I contributed a rocket-propelled grenade for the operation,' she said, adding that she got the weapon from her ex-husband in alimony."

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use propelled in a sentence?

It wasn't a particularly violent game, it just got propelled into notoriety by demagoguery and the developers' guerrilla marketing.

What does propelled mean?

(transitive) To provide an impetus for motion or physical action; to cause to move in a certain direction; to drive or push forward.

What part of speech is propelled?

propelled is commonly used as verb.