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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
Hart recently shared an Instagram post to squash a misconception about her new book.
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Jayne eventually apologized to Jax, and both had a conversation on camera to squash things.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
Dash later attempted to squash any jokes by stating that his grill fell out of his mouth, but 50 had already moved to clown the mogul for the mishap.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2024
Butternut squash skin is thinner, but surprisingly tough.
—Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
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Raven Brunner, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
Jayne eventually apologized to Jax, and both had a conversation on camera to squash things.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2024
Dash later attempted to squash any jokes by stating that his grill fell out of his mouth, but 50 had already moved to clown the mogul for the mishap.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2024
Butternut squash skin is thinner, but surprisingly tough.
—Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2024
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When not mashing the go-fast pedal, the motor has a continuous power rating of about 67 hp (50 kW).New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Nov. 2024
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In a large mixing bowl, using the back of a spoon, mash together an egg yolk, anchovies, roasted garlic, and salt into a paste.Alyson Sheppard, Robb Report, 2 Nov. 2024
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Sabrina Carpenter The nature of Mendes' relationship with Sabrina Carpenter was always officially labeled as a friendship—but that did little to quell speculation.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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The external chaos was leaking into his personal life, manifesting itself into a series of indignities that did little to quell his anxiety about a country turned upside down.Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Half an hour later and two blocks away, a third-grader named Cooper Stock was crossing West End Avenue at 97th Street (yes, yes, with the light and in the crosswalk), holding his father’s hand, when a cab driver whipped around the corner and crushed him to death.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 13 Nov. 2024
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The precisely contoured shell shape provides a very close fit through the instep, ankles, and heel, but with enough curvature to encompass—rather than crush—bony protrusions.Outside Editors, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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Some voters may view restrictions on electioneering as suppressing their First Amendment rights, Huefner noted.Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2024
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At the same time, some argue that voter intimidation implies that someone is trying to suppress voting, not encourage it.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 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
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Thus began a tale of abandonment and rescue as several, successive influential admirers saved the book from pulping.Eugene Linden, TIME, 21 Apr. 2024
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If shelter cost inflation remains subdued, that may help move U.S. inflation lower still.Simon Moore, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Another video shows a heated exchange between a man and two officers, culminating in the man being handcuffed, visibly bloodied and subdued with a stun gun.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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For the third time this season, Jojo calmly squeezed the trigger and neatly folded the first tom.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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These new prices would squeeze consumer budgets, especially for low-income households that spend triple as much of their monthly budgets on apparel as high-income households spend, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Annie Nova,Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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After public outrage quashed a brash attempt by Congress to increase member pay by 51% in early 1989, a more modest hike of 10% was passed through The Ethics Reform Act of 1989, signed into law by President George Bush on Nov. 30, 1989.Anne Marie Lee, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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In June 2020, Trump considered deploying troops to American cities to quash the demonstrations.Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squash. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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