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as in to quell
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 squash
Those tributes turned into processions in which the youth aired their grievances — and were eventually squashed by police tear gas.
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Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
After those plans fell through, Luna Luna was slated for an 18-month installation in San Diego, California, funded by the Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation, but a breach of contract lawsuit squashed the effort.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Watching it be squashed into nothing but smoke and steam is an exhilarating thing.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
My expectations for an easy, happy retirement were quickly squashed.
—Nancy K. Schlossberg, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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Tavares Cebola, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
After those plans fell through, Luna Luna was slated for an 18-month installation in San Diego, California, funded by the Stephen and Mary Birch Foundation, but a breach of contract lawsuit squashed the effort.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Watching it be squashed into nothing but smoke and steam is an exhilarating thing.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
My expectations for an easy, happy retirement were quickly squashed.
—Nancy K. Schlossberg, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squash
Verb
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Then remove a cup or two of the beans to mash and return to the pot to serve with cornbread.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Pitt is a new Max Original that takes the format of two popular legacy series—ER and 24—and mashes them together.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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ByteDance has tried to quell concerns about TikTok by noting 100% of U.S. traffic was routed to Oracle and U.S. Digital Service infrastructure in the United States as of 2022.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Hopes of cease-fire and hostage exchange deal first confirmed by the U.S. and Qatar on Wednesday appeared to be quelled by the time Americans were waking up on Thursday morning.—
Caitlin McFall,
Fox News,
16 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Boston Scientific is crushing it and its competitors in atrial fibrillation (AFib).—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
19 Jan. 2025
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The death and destruction crushed what was and what might have been.—
Joseph Rushmore,
New York Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Demographers have found little, if any, evidence that EWIs harm or suppress the employment or wages of local people.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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To keep shooting, Pasha must suppress his rage and only dares to carry out small protests — such as playing the U.S. national anthem sung by Lady Gaga — but those are enough to earn him suspicion.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
25 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The two primary methods are the washed (wet) process, where cherries are pulped, fermented, and washed to remove the mucilage before drying, and the natural (dry) process, where cherries are dried whole with the fruit intact, allowing the beans to absorb fruity flavors.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Art mavens from all over the world soon were flocking to La Coleccion Jumex, where, adjacent to pulping and pasteurization vats, López showed his rapidly growing collection of works by Mexican as well as American and European artists.—
James Reginato,
The Hollywood Reporter,
24 July 2024
Verb
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Old tires were set ablaze beneath it and the fire department was called to subdue the flames, and the mob.—
Mary Logan Bikoff,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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The money will benefit first responders — who are still working to subdue the catastrophic flames in multiple parts of L.A. — as well as many of the tens of thousands of residents who have been displaced from their homes due to evacuation orders around the city.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
17 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Turn the pot on its side and loosen the root ball from the pot's walls by squeezing or tapping the side of the pot a little.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Jan. 2025
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Use a fire extinguisher by pulling the pin, aiming at the base of the fire, squeezing the lever slowly and sweeping the nozzle side to side For a grease fire, try to cover the flames with a lid or pan to snuff them out.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The settlement would enable the Murdoch camp to quash the public presentation of evidence by Harry and Watson's legal team —evidence meant to show that the Murdoch daily tabloid the Sun also engaged in widespread criminality in its reporting methods.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
21 Jan. 2025
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The early exits from would-be Cinderellas did not quash the market.—
Andy McCullough,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squash. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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