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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 rumors of the fellow 305ers hooking up were squashed over the weekend, as per Page Six.
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
In the morning of pick-up day, the subject does seem squashed.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
But the confusion had already furthered some faculty members’ doubts about the university’s commitment to academic freedom, and concerns weren’t squashed in time to avoid the ire of the campus speech group known as the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
—Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2026
Sala says that lighter, softer items should go on top of the harder, heavier produce so things don’t get squashed (and rendered unusable).
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
Farm roads were squashed under the weight of cranes and large trucks.
—Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
But Knight quickly squashed any attempts at trying to get her into the racing suit.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
That revelation, along with claims that Lewis had squashed the Post’s own report on the allegations (which Lewis also denied), raised concerns among the Post’s newsroom about their new publisher’s journalistic ethics.
—Andrew Kirell, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
That one actually was squashed shortly afterward, but what about Bobby Knight and Gene Keady?
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
In the morning of pick-up day, the subject does seem squashed.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
But the confusion had already furthered some faculty members’ doubts about the university’s commitment to academic freedom, and concerns weren’t squashed in time to avoid the ire of the campus speech group known as the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression.
—Samantha Ketterer, Houston Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2026
Sala says that lighter, softer items should go on top of the harder, heavier produce so things don’t get squashed (and rendered unusable).
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 22 Feb. 2026
Farm roads were squashed under the weight of cranes and large trucks.
—Sophie Hartley, USA Today, 21 Feb. 2026
But Knight quickly squashed any attempts at trying to get her into the racing suit.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2026
That revelation, along with claims that Lewis had squashed the Post’s own report on the allegations (which Lewis also denied), raised concerns among the Post’s newsroom about their new publisher’s journalistic ethics.
—Andrew Kirell, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
That one actually was squashed shortly afterward, but what about Bobby Knight and Gene Keady?
—Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squashed
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Nearly all the attention on the Dominican Republic so far in the World Baseball Classic understandably has been on its offense — a prolific collection of some of Major League Baseball’s top hitters that has mashed its way to utter dominance in the tournament.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2026
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In some Asian cultures, mung beans are cooked and mashed to form a sweet dessert paste.—
Jennifer Lefton,
Verywell Health,
13 Mar. 2026
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And an underpinning of loneliness and suppressed yearning.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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Despite losing a similar argument in federal court at the end of January, accused CEO assassin Luigi Mangione's defense team is again vying to have damning evidence from his backpack suppressed in a New York state court.—
Michael Ruiz , Maria Paronich,
FOXNews.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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The countertop material — typically the mineral quartz crushed and cooked with plastic resins, dyes and glass into slabs — was pioneered in 1987 by Israel’s Caesarstone, which still makes it and is named in hundreds of lawsuits, including Peña’s.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
16 Mar. 2026
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The pressure in their interior is so great that atoms are crushed and split apart into their constituent particles.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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Hundreds, perhaps thousands, were killed when the military quelled the protests on June 3-4, 1989.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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Suspicion of a Kurdish insurgency, however, might not be so easily quelled, not only among Pahlavi’s supporters but across Iran’s political spectrum.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Mar. 2026
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The three of us squeezed into our bedroom closet and huddled over my phone.—
Amanda Peet,
New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2026
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Tkachuk controlled the loose puck in the crease and squeezed it past goalie Ilya Sorokin for the comeback victory.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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In Virginia, Mohamed Bailor Jalloh opened fire in a classroom at Old Dominion University before ROTC students subdued and killed him.—
Joey Cappelletti,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2026
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The students subdued and killed the shooter, said FBI Special Agent in Charge Dominique Evans.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
13 Mar. 2026
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Judge James Boasberg quashed subpoenas that had been issued to the Fed in January, ostensibly seeking information about cost overruns on the renovation of the Fed's headquarters.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2026
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The possibility of a Chase and Taylor flirtation causing a rift with Miranda is briefly raised and just as swiftly quashed — through large mouthfuls of chips and salsa, Taylor assures Miranda at the sip-and-see that there is no there there.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Squashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squashed. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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