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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Walt bought the five ton stump while driving through Pike’s Petrified Forest in Colorado two days before their wedding anniversary in 1956.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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At its core, greed drives their pursuit of wealth and power.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
13 July 2025
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So she still feels compelled to speak up for these fellow children of God.—
Scott Maxwell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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That compels people to shell out somewhere between $2,500 and $3,000 for courtside seats for a summer league game, as people did Thursday.—
David Aldridge,
New York Times,
11 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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The couple successfully activate the code and crawl through a tunnel to freedom, only to discover that the entire city has been sealed inside the same black brick structures.—
Samantha Stutsman,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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The Network then will activate its many participants to collaborate and engage together to advance solutions and designs of new processes, or mechanisms, or even technologies that are needed to not only benefit each individual employer organization but also the overall talent ecosystem.—
Ryan Stowers,
Forbes.com,
11 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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Its shares have soared more than 52% in the last three months, propelled by the artificial intelligence boom.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
10 July 2025
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While often justified by practical motivations, such as breaking RSA encryption, solving complex optimization problems or transforming drug discovery, this dynamism may be propelled by something more profound.—
Pravir Malik,
Forbes.com,
10 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 23 Jul. 2025.
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