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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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
How often has your order arrived cold, or with missing items, or squashed, or spilled, or otherwise ruined?
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Shannon Keating,
Time,
8 May 2026
But taking on one of Wall Street’s big boys, and then getting squashed for it, ranks right up there.
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Liz Peek,
Washington Post,
4 May 2026
New nests that consist of a cell or two can be squashed; wear gloves or use a broom to knock it down.
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Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
Did something get squashed en route, then manhandled by Kennedy?
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Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
16 Apr. 2026
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
How often has your order arrived cold, or with missing items, or squashed, or spilled, or otherwise ruined?
—
Shannon Keating,
Time,
8 May 2026
But taking on one of Wall Street’s big boys, and then getting squashed for it, ranks right up there.
—
Liz Peek,
Washington Post,
4 May 2026
New nests that consist of a cell or two can be squashed; wear gloves or use a broom to knock it down.
—
Arricca Elin Sansone,
Southern Living,
2 May 2026
Did something get squashed en route, then manhandled by Kennedy?
—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for squashed
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They can be mixed into soups or stews, mashed to make butter bean dip, incorporated into salads, or added to dishes with ground meat, such as tacos.
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WestJet’s first took flight in 1996 while Tool Shed first mashed in in 2012.
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Oracle Park’s spacious dimensions and San Francisco’s chilly climate have suppressed home runs for more than two decades, but this was a true no-doubt blast that cleared the left-center field fence by plenty of feet.
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In effect, the program was suppressed and hidden rather than truly removed.
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Often the materials are crushed, milled, then reused directly on-site at the job where they were removed.
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But most of those indigenous sites are inaccessible to the public, or they have been buried and crushed under the foundations of new skyscrapers and development.
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But that hasn’t entirely quelled fears that the boom is just setting investors up for a bust when spending cools, a dynamic that has played out in past semiconductor cycles, which have been particularly painful for memory-chip makers.
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Authorities lifted the order hours later as crews quelled the flames.
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The performance uptick that Motorola squeezed from the 2026 Razr+ is minor at best, with results showing no significant year-over-year gains.
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There was Paris squeezed between meetings on a fleeting work trip.
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Other monkeys, including some of the larger and more dominant macaques, had to be subdued with tranquilizer darts before they could be captured.
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Upon their return, most ended up in countries that were invaded and subdued by the German army.
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But the organization's culture and systems quashed the sharing of that information.
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At first, the DOJ issued administrative subpoenas, and many of those were quashed in court.
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“Squashed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squashed. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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