as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
the defense's latest call for the quashing of the indictment failed, just as the previous ones had
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as in quelling
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 abolishing
to put an end to by formal action
attorneys asked the court to quash the indictment
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Recent Examples of quashing
Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Political appointees are actively quashing and eliminating these experts.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Yet absolute power, Orwell appreciated, allowed those who possessed it to silence or censor opposing narratives, quashing the possibility of productive dialogue about history that could ultimately allow truth to come out.
—Laura Beers, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2025
The defeat followed two victories, quashing the Padres’ chance to win a third consecutive game for the first time in nearly three weeks.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Verb
The Delhi High Court and, later, India’s Supreme Court eventually rejected calls for Husain’s summons and cleared him of obscenity charges, effectively quashing cases in other cities.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Political appointees are actively quashing and eliminating these experts.
—Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
Yet absolute power, Orwell appreciated, allowed those who possessed it to silence or censor opposing narratives, quashing the possibility of productive dialogue about history that could ultimately allow truth to come out.
—Laura Beers, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2025
The defeat followed two victories, quashing the Padres’ chance to win a third consecutive game for the first time in nearly three weeks.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quashing
Noun
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In fact, polls show a supermajority of Ohioans support the outright abolition of all property taxes.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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And an even larger proportion of the same segment of American society, even those willing to contemplate the abolition of slavery, could not imagine a post-emancipation America of racial equality as anything but a nightmare.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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To get the issue on the ballot, two-thirds of each chamber of the state Legislature would need to vote to put it on the ballot, which is unlikely, or enough Michigan voters would have to sign petitions seeking a repeal.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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According to Forbes, this repeal mainly affects small businesses.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Quashing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quashing. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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