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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
Kate also finds out, much to her shock, that Vice President Grace Penn (Allison Janney), who wanted to squash Scotland’s efforts to break free from the UK, was also involved in the attack.
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
But Moran and Hicks squashed any late momentum, a worrisome trend for a team fighting for a postseason spot.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
But Burton quickly squashed any talk of a positional competition after a historic first few weeks.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
This season, Mahomes and the Chiefs are looking to respond after their disappointing showing in the 2025 Super Bowl, where the Philadelphia Eagles squashed Kansas City's hopes of the NFL's first three-peat.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
But Moran and Hicks squashed any late momentum, a worrisome trend for a team fighting for a postseason spot.
—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
But Burton quickly squashed any talk of a positional competition after a historic first few weeks.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
This season, Mahomes and the Chiefs are looking to respond after their disappointing showing in the 2025 Super Bowl, where the Philadelphia Eagles squashed Kansas City's hopes of the NFL's first three-peat.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squash
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This is some of the baggage that accompanies the most shadowy of sensations – a truly biological, psychological, social, cultural, environmental phenomenon, all mashed together.—
Dr. Sanjay Gupta,
CNN Money,
2 Sep. 2025
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In the Philadelphia Phillies' 19-4 drubbing of the Atlanta Braves, Schwarber mashed four home runs, becoming just the 21st player in MLB history to do so.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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The Zips are viewed as one of the worst teams in the FBS this season, and the debut game against Wyoming did nothing to quell those concerns.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Sep. 2025
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Trump has also repeatedly threatened to send in National Guard troops to assist the efforts and to help quell violent crime, which the president has tried to paint as out of control but in fact has been steadily decreasing in Chicago in recent years.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Several parts of the metal vehicle were crushed.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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The disaster is remembered not just for its winds, but for the crushing surge of water that devastated rural Louisiana parishes and tore through the heart of New Orleans.—
Sarah Alegre,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Eight engines, four water tenders, five dozers and two hand crews have been working to suppress the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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This ensures lithium is deposited smoothly across the anode, effectively suppressing dendrite growth even under rapid-charging conditions.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 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
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Critics panned Lyles’ subdued initial response and blamed the policies of Charlotte officials for failing to prevent the murder.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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Critically, American surveillance technologies allowed a brutal mass detention campaign in the far west region of Xinjiang — targeting, tracking and grading virtually the entire native Uyghur population to forcibly assimilate and subdue them.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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The shakeups are the latest at a time when restaurants are squeezed between a labor shortage, rising food prices and a loss of customers as diners cut back on spending.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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For now, the three youngest each sleep in their own pack-and-plays squeezed into their parents’ bedroom.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Back in 2009, Beijing needed the technology urgently to quash critics bonding online.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Earlier this year the CEO quashed persistent rumors that Lee was on his way out the door.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squash. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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