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As the leader of an authoritarian state, Putin could quash domestic opposition and keep control of the media and did not have to worry too much about public opinion. Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Apr. 2025 Per Judge Subramanian, Combs has until Thursday to reply to Sullivan’s motion to quash. Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2025 Speaker Mike Johnson effectively quashed a bipartisan proposal to let new parents in Congress vote remotely. German Lopez, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025 The deal aims to quash the primary source of contention, the appointment of bishops, which is a modern-day form of the Medieval Investiture controversy. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for quash

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“Quash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quash. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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