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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
Tonight, the president orders the National Guard into Los Angeles to squash immigration protests.
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ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025
Continue reading … IN OTHER NEWS DREAMS CRUSHED – Vikings squash Lions' playoff chances on Christmas Day, force six turnovers.
—FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Drizzle squash with hot honey butter.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Dec. 2025
Kerr swiftly squashed that idea.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
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ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025
Continue reading … IN OTHER NEWS DREAMS CRUSHED – Vikings squash Lions' playoff chances on Christmas Day, force six turnovers.
—FOXNews.com, 26 Dec. 2025
Drizzle squash with hot honey butter.
—Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Dec. 2025
Kerr swiftly squashed that idea.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squash
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For even more intense banana flavor, our Test Kitchen recommends roasting your bananas in their skins for 15 minutes in a 350ºF oven before peeling and mashing them.—
Maggie Meyer Glisan,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 Jan. 2026
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Once cut or mashed, avocados will turn blackish-brown in the blink of an eye.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
10 Jan. 2026
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This time, a more emboldened administration appears to be betting that both fear and a show of force will be enough to quell a movement that has become fragmented and disillusioned through the years.—
Paola Ramos,
Time,
12 Jan. 2026
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Neiman Marcus in Fort Worth To quell her anxiety about Ainsley leaving the nest, Angela arranges for some retail therapy at a Neiman Marcus.—
Uwa Ede-Osifo,
Dallas Morning News,
12 Jan. 2026
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How To Prep Blueberries Before Washing Before cleaning, spread fresh blueberries onto a plate or tray and sort through, discarding any moldy, shriveled, or crushed berries, along with stray stems or leaves.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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But there’s something very useful about laying plain how easy this test should be for the leader of the free world, and how anyone who boasts about crushing it has, in many aspects, failed it in a brand-new way.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
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The lawsuit alleges that for more than a decade, beginning at least as early as January 2015, Pepsi and Walmart used their dominant positions in the beverage and grocery markets to suppress price competition.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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The largest anti-government demonstrations to rock Iran in recent years intensified Friday night, fueling fears of growing fatalities as authorities battle to suppress the protests.—
Arsalan Shahla,
Fortune,
10 Jan. 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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Nazism’s total domination politically and socially found an aesthetic counterpart in the visual reduction of bodies to things, ecstatically subdued before the hypnotic power of a leader, force, or sublime beauty.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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Barack Obama also availed himself of caution, reluctance and NATO partners to use air power to subdue chaos on the ground in Libya.—
John Brummett,
Washington Post,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Panthers squeezed a few end-of-career seasons out of guys such as Dino Ciccarelli and Igor Larionov.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Instead, 2026 is about building both stylish and sensible outfits that can take you from the airport to the streets with maximum versatility without ever squeezing into tight, form-fitting fabric.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Jan. 2026
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But outpatient centers — where most treatment happens in California — do not have to adhere to those same standards, and proposals to require state licenses for such centers have been repeatedly quashed.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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As part of his ruling, the judge also quashed the subpoenas.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squash. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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