quells

present tense third-person singular of quell

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quells
Verb
  • And how a democratic society responds to its leaders can make the difference between a free society and one in which a leader increasingly suppresses the voices, rights and will of the governed.
    Karrin Vasby Anderson, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The partner who suppresses becomes less visible in the relationship.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That just kind of quiets everything else.
    Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • As dusk falls, the Himalayas blush pink, and the village quiets—wrapped in mountain shadow, the hush broken only by distant chanting and wind.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • But outside of the ring, Christy hides and represses her lesbianism and winds up marrying her trainer Jim Martin (Ben Foster), who manipulates and physically abuses her.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Proposition 50 almost completely silences minority California viewpoints in Congress until January 2033 – with no chance of changing any legislative outcomes.
    Tom Campbell, Oc Register, 7 Sep. 2025
  • This cultural divide silences companies and delays progress, while all the while AI is amplifying the threat.
    Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Cortège gestures toward that transcendence, but too often settles for the kind of veiled enchantment that follows us home through our screens.
    David Hochman, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Humanity, united by one language, settles on a plain in Shinar and begins constructing a tower to reach the heavens and make a name for themselves.
    John Fugelsang September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The top itself is an eight-layer cloth construction that satisfyingly hushes the cabin when raised.
    Brett Berk, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Autumn hushes the Codrii forest, where mushrooms push through damp soil and the air smells of woodsmoke and moss.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The 27-year-old's extension extinguishes any remaining embers surrounding the possibility of the Mavericks trading him this offseason.
    Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Quells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quells. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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