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as in to quell
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
squashed any effort to reform the country's power structure
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Recent Examples of squash
As the creature lowers a gigantic foot to squash the dog, Superman swoops in to save the precious pup.
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Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Use the shell as a cup and fill it with a mixture of olive oil, seasonings, squash strands, and pasta sauce, then top with pepperoni and cheese.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Aug. 2025
At various points, prosecutors filed to squash the deal, then go forward with it.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Their recent play could offer the same sort of urge, though the injuries littered throughout their starting rotation ought to squash it.
—Sam McDowell 30, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
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Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Use the shell as a cup and fill it with a mixture of olive oil, seasonings, squash strands, and pasta sauce, then top with pepperoni and cheese.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Aug. 2025
At various points, prosecutors filed to squash the deal, then go forward with it.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Their recent play could offer the same sort of urge, though the injuries littered throughout their starting rotation ought to squash it.
—Sam McDowell 30, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squash
Verb
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The Braves began the inning with three infield hits and continued to mash throughout the frame.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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It’s made by mashing ripe avocados and mixing them with lemon and lime juice, tomatoes, red onions, jalapeño peppers, cilantro, and spices.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
29 July 2025
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The system is expected to hook around a large plume of African dust that has been quelling hurricane development for the past several weeks, Fox Weather Hurricane Specialist Bryan Norcross wrote on his blog, Hurricane Intel.—
David Schutz,
Sun Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2025
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America’s military establishment tried to quell the outrage with a piece in Harper’s by Henry Stimson, a retired Secretary of War.—
Jane Mayer,
New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2025
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The regime crushed the protests and placed Mousavi under house arrest.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
8 Aug. 2025
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Alex Freeland popped out on his bunt attempt, but Ohtani crushed a 93-mph sinker from Cardinals starter Matthew Liberatore, sending it 440 feet to left-center field for a two-run home run – and his 1,000th major-league hit.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
6 Aug. 2025
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One woman described witnessing the harms of diseases that have been suppressed by vaccination, noting that her mother has experienced weakness in her limbs as the result of a childhood polio infection.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
4 Aug. 2025
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When fixated on screens, our blink reflex is suppressed.—
Matt Fuchs,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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Here, traditional saa paper is made by hand from the bark of mulberry trees: soaked, pulped, and pressed into delicate sheets embedded with local flowers and leaves.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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There is enough current in the lakes to float logs, and there was pulping activity somewhere above us.—
Robeson Bailey,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2025
Verb
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Asia-Pacific markets were subdued overnight as a result.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
11 Aug. 2025
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The two also showed a demonstration of what a K9 takedown looks like, with Humphries acting as a target and K9 Bob subduing him.—
Richard Requena,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
Verb
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To squeeze all this into exactly 100 days between Wrexham staging a promotion party after last season had ended and Tuesday’s cup tie against Hull is impressive.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2025
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Ewers was impressive finding A.J. Henning on one throw and squeezed a pass into a tight window to running back Ollie Gordon II.—
David Furones,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Aug. 2025
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Much of Black Hat network management consists of tolerating sketchy user behaviors that network admins would want to quash at other events, which here usually involve attendees testing a technique taught in a session.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Aug. 2025
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Libor case overturned The U.K. Supreme Court has quashed the conviction of Tom Hayes, the former UBS and Citi trader who was sent to prison for 11 years for manipulating the Libor interest rate (an interbank lending rate used as the benchmark for setting mortgage rates in the 2000s).—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
23 July 2025
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“Squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squash. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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