squashed

verb

past tense of squash
1
as in mashed
to cause to become a pulpy mass the sort of person who couldn't even squash a bug

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2
as in suppressed
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 The scant few remaining Arm compatibility concerns revolve around old printers and proprietary apps, but these have been all but squashed for the average user. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026 In one montage played for laughs, an emperor is squashed by a panda and a king is beheaded, although there is no blood or guts to speak of. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Alphabet has squashed concerns that artificial intelligence will destroy its Google tech empire. — Paulina Likos, CNBC, 27 June 2026 Researchers have attributed this slump to a slow rate of technological innovation and increasingly tight local regulations that have squashed incentives to build. — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 24 June 2026 Mathew Street was indeed close at hand but over the frontier of Liverpool’s dockland, a narrow cobbled lane between towering Victorian warehouses, blocked by heavy trucks and strewn with empty crates, cabbage stalks, and squashed oranges to the peril of Brian’s beautifully polished brogues. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026 Duncan approaches Lili, who enthusiastically greets him by telling him she's squashed their daughter's potential problem with the police. — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 1 June 2026 Predators probably avoided attacking healthy adults of any large sauropod species because of the danger of being squashed. — Reuters, NBC news, 15 May 2026 Along with celebrating his new title, the comedian seemingly squashed his years-long feud with Katt Williams, as he was introduced by Regina Hall as a surprise performer more than two hours into Hart's roast. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squashed
  1. mashed
  2. suppressed
  3. crushed
  4. quelled
  5. squeezed
  6. subdued
  7. quashed
Verb
  • It’s felt like a time to get away from the more difficult parts of the whole world being mashed together and talking to each other all the time, and to enjoy the better parts of the world being put together, and talking to each other all the time.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
  • In total, Minnesota mashed a season-high six homers Saturday to down the Yankees 11-4 and even up the weekend series at 1-all.
    — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 4 July 2026
Definition of mashed
Verb
  • Tunick’s lawyers have filed a motion with the court asking that all evidence from the interrogation, including the use of the duress code, be suppressed due to violation of his constitutional rights.
    — Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 27 July 2026
  • Paul got his wish when the Cavs swapped Garland for Harden despite Garland’s suppressed trade value.
    — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 25 July 2026
Definition of suppressed
Verb
  • The Endurance had been trapped in Antarctic pack ice for ten months before the pressure finally crushed its hull.
    — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Lieberman came back, running as an independent, and crushed Lamont in the general election.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2026
Definition of crushed
Verb
  • As the activist Assata Olugbala Shakur remarks, the chains of oppression can be broken with love, support, and care, and the Black radical imagination cannot be quelled even when our lives are on the line.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
  • If anyone was worried about a lack of personality from SEC coaches this coming season, their fears were likely quelled during SEC Media Days this week.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of quelled
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  • Tournament football isn’t generally conducive to pressing, with so many matches squeezed into such a short window, and without the cohesion that comes from club sides training together for months.
    — Michael Cox, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • My problem is the kart path along the road has 3 or so feet of grass between it and the road, then suddenly the grass narrows and is eventually gone before going over the bridge and everything is squeezed together.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of squeezed
Verb
  • Trump spent time discussing the April attack in his remarks, thanking the law enforcement personnel who subdued the suspect.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 25 July 2026
  • The suspect in the shooting at the April dinner, Cole Tomas Allen, was subdued a floor above the ballroom after allegedly shooting a Secret Service officer in his ballistic vest while running through a security checkpoint.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Definition of subdued
Verb
  • The Telegram restrictions have elicited widespread discontent in Russia, and this year activists in multiple regions tried to organize protests against it, but authorities quashed nearly all their attempts.
    — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • The spontaneous rejection comes even after a larger planned protest was quashed by MetLife Stadium security in the hours before the final ceremony.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
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