Limit
Limit verb - To set bounds or an upper limit for.
Repel
Repel verb - To drive back.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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It's not a set-in-stone limit, however, as after every few lines the timer pauses as he lets the Marines stretch their necks or tests if they could repel an attack.
Source: Timed Mission -
Years of training and some other boosts let him push the limit, far enough to fly while carrying someone else, and/or repel arrows shot at him.
Source: Mind over Matter -
It's less a matter of getting killed and more a matter of doing enough damage quickly enough (there is a time limit, if you're too slow you'll just repel them, and if you're really slow you'll outright fail).
Source: Damage-Sponge Boss
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Repel and Limit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/limit/repel
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Repel or Limit. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/limit/repel.
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