as in to quell
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
the dictator commanded the army to quash the uprising without mercy
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as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
attorneys asked the court to quash the indictment
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Recent Examples of quash
Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
As Extinct Animals notes, one such attempt was quashed when a lone stallion killed itself after losing its temper and bashing its own head into a wall.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
His administration has sought massive quantities of personal data about trans youth, their families, and medical providers, though one such federal subpoena demanding that information has already been quashed.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
The unit has been at the center of efforts to quash the anti-Hamas protests that have periodically broken out in Gaza in recent months.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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What — or who — comes next The same group of Upper Basin states that quashed Cooke's nomination also scuttled a pivotal tribal water settlement ratification in 2024.
—Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 19 Sep. 2025
As Extinct Animals notes, one such attempt was quashed when a lone stallion killed itself after losing its temper and bashing its own head into a wall.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
His administration has sought massive quantities of personal data about trans youth, their families, and medical providers, though one such federal subpoena demanding that information has already been quashed.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 18 Sep. 2025
The unit has been at the center of efforts to quash the anti-Hamas protests that have periodically broken out in Gaza in recent months.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Quash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quash. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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