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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 squashed
But Keegan Bradley said the beef was squashed shortly afterward.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 27 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
Rest assured, Starbucks has squashed that notion.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That could have squashed any chances of a late rally, but Carlos Narvaez drew a walk and pinch runner Ceddanne Rafaela came around to score from first on Refsnyder’s double into the left field gap.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
The lineup stranded 11 baserunners, though Toronto center fielder Daulton Varsho did make two remarkable catches that squashed scoring chances.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
But when Disney purchased the studio and transformed it into 20th Century Studios, that dream was squashed.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
But Burton quickly squashed any talk of a positional competition after a historic first few weeks.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 27 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
Rest assured, Starbucks has squashed that notion.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That could have squashed any chances of a late rally, but Carlos Narvaez drew a walk and pinch runner Ceddanne Rafaela came around to score from first on Refsnyder’s double into the left field gap.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
The lineup stranded 11 baserunners, though Toronto center fielder Daulton Varsho did make two remarkable catches that squashed scoring chances.
—Chandler Rome, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
But when Disney purchased the studio and transformed it into 20th Century Studios, that dream was squashed.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Sep. 2025
But Burton quickly squashed any talk of a positional competition after a historic first few weeks.
—Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squashed
Verb
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Schwarber mashed 56 homers, drove in 132 runs and led the league in doing both those things.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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On my table balances a Sculpey clay figurine of the Egyptian deity Ptah mashed with Unicron, whose wings serve the dual purpose of cape and sculpture brace.—
Lana Lin
September 29,
Literary Hub,
29 Sep. 2025
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Defenders downed or suppressed 439 drones and 39 missiles, the air force said, with eight other missiles failing to reach their targets.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement Amazon still faces another lawsuit brought by the FTC in 2023, which alleged that the company is an exploitative monopoly and illegally suppressed competition among online marketplaces.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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In the fifth inning, Ramírez crushed a 418-foot homer into the stands in left field, as Cleveland took a 2-1 lead.—
Ryan Ford,
Freep.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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When polar explorer Ernest Shackleton wrote this journal entry on October 27, 1915, his dreams of reaching Antarctica had been famously crushed — along with his ship, HMS Endurance.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
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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Offered a chance to explain any reluctance to stay in the NBA, the Lithuanian center once again quelled the topic.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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Meet Nashville's new crime-fighting Clydesdale Metro Nashville mounted patrol officer Michael Douglas squeezed a three-foot-long rubber chicken, producing an increasingly louder and closer screeching sound to try and provoke a 1,700-pound Clydesdale named Ross.—
Laura L. Davis,
Nashville Tennessean,
6 Oct. 2025
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While ultrafast and squeezed light pulses have been separately used for transmitting data, combining them enhances both speed and security.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Another finding is that risk appetite is understandably subdued.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Under normal circumstances, equalising in the 89th minute of an away game in the Champions League would prompt wild celebrations, but Tottenham Hotspur’s players and coaching staff were subdued after their 2-2 draw with Bodo/Glimt on Tuesday evening.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Those hardened positions have quashed behind-the-scenes efforts by a group of moderate Democrats and Republicans to work out some sort of mutual understanding or soft deal to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
30 Sep. 2025
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Also, if the longer then expected wait for a new trial or acquittal decision raised hopes for the defense, the judge quashed them today.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Squashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squashed. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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