quelled; quelling; quells
1
: to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
quell a riot
queller
noun
Examples of quell in a Sentence
Verb
the National Guard was called in to help quell the late-night disturbances downtown
the principal held up her hand to quell the students so they could hear the urgent announcement
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Victoria Kim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Rubio sought to quell anxieties among his European counterparts as Trump’s tariffs take effect, the president mulls withdrawing from NATO altogether and U.S. support for Ukraine hangs in the balance.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Perhaps Maezawa’s stay at the ISS quelled some of his excitement for space travel.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
But the rhetoric has done little to quell mass discontent and the escalating tensions between the US and Venezuela.
—Merlin Delcid, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Anti-Diversity Policies: The U.S. State Department is seeking to quell a diplomatic tempest roiling Europe after several American Embassies sent letters to foreign contractors instructing them to certify their compliance with Trump’s policies aimed at unraveling diversity programs.
—Victoria Kim, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2025
Rubio sought to quell anxieties among his European counterparts as Trump’s tariffs take effect, the president mulls withdrawing from NATO altogether and U.S. support for Ukraine hangs in the balance.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 4 Apr. 2025
Perhaps Maezawa’s stay at the ISS quelled some of his excitement for space travel.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
But the rhetoric has done little to quell mass discontent and the escalating tensions between the US and Venezuela.
—Merlin Delcid, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Quell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quell. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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