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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
Chicken, bacon, and ranch might as well be the holy trio that squashes all fights and satisfies every hangry complaint.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
Though some fans were quick to squash any online rumors.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Calling the deal off also squashes a host of questions Netflix insiders had about how HBO and Netflix would realistically co-exist in the same company, another staffer said.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Squash or melons, on the other hand, require consistent monitoring for the ever-likely arrival of squash bugs or squash vine borers, which can quickly decimate the crop if left untreated.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026
Though some fans were quick to squash any online rumors.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 2 Mar. 2026
Calling the deal off also squashes a host of questions Netflix insiders had about how HBO and Netflix would realistically co-exist in the same company, another staffer said.
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026
Squash or melons, on the other hand, require consistent monitoring for the ever-likely arrival of squash bugs or squash vine borers, which can quickly decimate the crop if left untreated.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squash
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Even the slice of cold, waxy cheese, mashed into a spoonful of tartare, manages to impart a sense of cohesion and even lusciousness.—
Jenn Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Tigers erased an 11-point halftime deficit in the third quarter, knotting the contest at 33-33 before running out of gas — just as Bama was mashing the pedal to the floor.—
The Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Deutsche shares largely mirrored the fortunes of the wider banking sector, which is seeking to quell the fallout of the Middle East conflict.—
Joseph Wilkins,Hugh Leask,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
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The format in which the Iranian regime released his statement did little to quell rumors that he could actually have been incapacitated, possibly even left in a coma, in the same strike that killed his father and mother.—
Haley Ott,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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The International Court of Justice is considering whether Israel's military operation in Gaza to crush Hamas amounts to genocide under a treaty drawn up after World War II.—
MOLLY QUELL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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Plant workers are also concerned about the recent death of 61-year-old Kevin Lancaster, a contractor who was crushed between a tractor trailer and a loading dock last week at a Rivian warehouse near the Normal factory.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Bondi wants to suppress, or at least stall, state Bar investigations against them.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Which stories persist, which fade and which are actively suppressed are decisions increasingly made by private companies rather than public institutions.—
Arnaud Kurze,
The Conversation,
9 Mar. 2026
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The proprietary alkaline pulping method used to produce its lyocell is cleaner and more efficient than traditional chemical approaches, lowering the environmental footprint from the start while improving production efficiency.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
29 Dec. 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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Even so, the reaction of the market has been relatively subdued, said David Butter, an energy expert on the Middle East at the Chatham House think tank.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Video from the scene shows a security detail member being taken to the ground as officers worked to subdue the suspects.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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This technical pivot would allow nations to squeeze every profitable drop from their own land with surgical precision, bypassing the geopolitical chaos of distant chokepoints and securing a future defined by Decentralized Techno-Resource Sovereignty.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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When residents are this squeezed, City Hall’s predictable response has been to charge us more.—
Bradley Schnell,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Mar. 2026
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Last week, Lai won an appeal to quash his convictions and sentence in a separate fraud case, a rare victory in his legal battles.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Ethnic insurgencies may present the most realistic internal threat to the Iranian regime, which has quashed civil society and pro-democracy protest movements for years.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squash. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.
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