Join
Join verb - To be adjacent to.
Repel
Repel verb - To drive back.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Enemy Mine: The Raiwat invasion forces the government and the Valkyness to join forces in order to repel them.
Source: Video Game / RefleX - Despite being the crown prince of Edirn, he's forced to join up with the rebel forces of Saskia the Dragonslayer in the dwarven town of Vergen to repel the invading forces of King Henselt of Kaedwen.
Source: Kick the Son of a Bitch -
Naturally, they're hard to defend against, and Kirit's ability to repel them is why the Singers are so keen to force her join up.
Source: Literature / Updraft
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Repel and Join. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/join/repel
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