as in to quell
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
the dictator commanded the army to quash the uprising without mercy
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as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
attorneys asked the court to quash the indictment
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Recent Examples of quash
Anastasiya Zavyalova, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
By Monday morning, firefighters facing the additional challenge of dry and windy conditions had quashed all but four of the blazes.
—Gawon Bae, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
But shareholders gave it a resounding thumbs down, quashing a proposal to end the iPhone maker’s DEI program.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2025
Sheriffs from across the state urged the Senate to quash a bill that would prohibit state and local law enforcement from entering into agreements with ICE.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
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Russia’s experience highlights the process of early stages of authoritarian consolidation, when state power quashes independent sources of power, and political groups and citizens either rally around the government or go silent.
—Anastasiya Zavyalova, The Conversation, 28 Mar. 2025
By Monday morning, firefighters facing the additional challenge of dry and windy conditions had quashed all but four of the blazes.
—Gawon Bae, CNN, 24 Mar. 2025
But shareholders gave it a resounding thumbs down, quashing a proposal to end the iPhone maker’s DEI program.
—Kevin Williams, Quartz, 28 Feb. 2025
Sheriffs from across the state urged the Senate to quash a bill that would prohibit state and local law enforcement from entering into agreements with ICE.
—Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Quash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quash. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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