quelled; quelling; quells
1
: to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
quell a riot
queller
noun
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Examples of quell in a Sentence
Verb
the National Guard was called in to help quell the late-night disturbances downtown
the principal held up her hand to quell the students so they could hear the urgent announcement
Recent Examples on the Web
Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 May 2024
But a slow and steady outreach program has quelled concerns.
—TIME, 14 May 2024
Editors’ Picks Beyoncé’s Last Fashion Frontier Haiti’s police are supposed to receive help from abroad in their campaign to quell the lawlessness: a 2,500-member multinational force led by Kenya that was approved by the United Nations and financed largely by the United States.
—Andre Paultre, New York Times, 3 May 2024
The complaint from Palestine Legal hinges on the school calling for NYPD officers to enter the campus to help quell protests, a move that led to the arrest last week of over 100 students who were protesting Israel’s military actions in Gaza.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 3 May 2024
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Verb
Projecting a green image is increasingly seen by oil producers as essential in quelling shareholder activism and appeasing regulators.
—Vivienne Walt, Fortune, 23 May 2024
But a slow and steady outreach program has quelled concerns.
—TIME, 14 May 2024
Editors’ Picks Beyoncé’s Last Fashion Frontier Haiti’s police are supposed to receive help from abroad in their campaign to quell the lawlessness: a 2,500-member multinational force led by Kenya that was approved by the United Nations and financed largely by the United States.
—Andre Paultre, New York Times, 3 May 2024
The complaint from Palestine Legal hinges on the school calling for NYPD officers to enter the campus to help quell protests, a move that led to the arrest last week of over 100 students who were protesting Israel’s military actions in Gaza.
—Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 3 May 2024
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“Quell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quell. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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