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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
By now, ChatGPT and most other LLMs have mitigated such attacks, not by squashing prompt injections, but rather by blocking the channels the prompt injections use to exfiltrate confidential information.
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Its planned debut comes amid an influx of big cybersecurity deals and during a resurgence in IPO activity after soaring inflation and interest rates squashed appetite for tech deals.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Skyler Hutto's effort to make the Carolina Wolf Spider the official arachnid was squashed like a bug.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
Visitors will find pumpkins, gourds and squash in all sizes.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
Its planned debut comes amid an influx of big cybersecurity deals and during a resurgence in IPO activity after soaring inflation and interest rates squashed appetite for tech deals.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2025
Skyler Hutto's effort to make the Carolina Wolf Spider the official arachnid was squashed like a bug.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Sep. 2025
Visitors will find pumpkins, gourds and squash in all sizes.
—Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squash
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Theme parks mash up characters from different franchises all the time.—
Robert Niles,
Oc Register,
30 Sep. 2025
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The team’s active wRC+ leader is Refsnyder, who, like Gonzalez, is a platoon hitter capable of mashing lefties.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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With the ending of placements at the Civic and city-funded rooms in other CoLEAD shelters, safety ambassadors who were paid to quell the violence on Third Avenue turned to other shelter organizations.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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For decades, DeLodder said, hospitals have quelled the establishment of freestanding birthing centers by arguing against their necessity.—
Killian Baarlaer,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The drop in the currency has been driven in part by concerns over Milei’s political support ahead of key midterm elections later this month following a crushing defeat in a local vote in Buenos Aires province in early September.—
Nicolle Yapur,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Pinochet promptly reimbursed foreign mining companies, invited in foreign investors, and crushed domestic miners’ unions, moves with long-term ramifications.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
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Multiple fire departments worked to suppress the blaze, police said.—
Charles Ventura,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Tigers pitchers, meanwhile, rank 14th in suppressing home runs.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 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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A bit subdued and a bit of a passenger.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Another finding is that risk appetite is understandably subdued.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These 515 V3s, along with other New Balance sneakers, offer a wide, roomy toe box, ensuring that my toes aren’t squeezed together and out of alignment.—
Clara McMahon,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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The shoes fold in half, becoming compact enough to fit in your personal item or squeeze into a corner of your carry-on.—
Jasmine Gomez,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Not even creeping death could quash the rock star within.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Hire a manager Just about the only news Posey made in an otherwise bland postseason media session on Wednesday was to quash speculation that Bruce Bochy, who recently parted ways with the Texas Rangers, would replace Bob Melvin on the top step of the dugout in San Francisco.—
Andrew Baggarly,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squash. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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