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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
As the creature lowers a gigantic foot to squash the dog, Superman swoops in to save the precious pup.
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Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Use the shell as a cup and fill it with a mixture of olive oil, seasonings, squash strands, and pasta sauce, then top with pepperoni and cheese.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Aug. 2025
At various points, prosecutors filed to squash the deal, then go forward with it.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Their recent play could offer the same sort of urge, though the injuries littered throughout their starting rotation ought to squash it.
—Sam McDowell 30, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
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Jen Reeder, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Use the shell as a cup and fill it with a mixture of olive oil, seasonings, squash strands, and pasta sauce, then top with pepperoni and cheese.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 4 Aug. 2025
At various points, prosecutors filed to squash the deal, then go forward with it.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2025
Their recent play could offer the same sort of urge, though the injuries littered throughout their starting rotation ought to squash it.
—Sam McDowell 30, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for squash
Verb
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The Braves began the inning with three infield hits and continued to mash throughout the frame.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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It’s made by mashing ripe avocados and mixing them with lemon and lime juice, tomatoes, red onions, jalapeño peppers, cilantro, and spices.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
29 July 2025
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Parents quelled first-day jitters and snapped photos to mark the start of the school year as thousands of Capistrano Unified School District students filled classrooms again after summer break.—
Heather McRea,
Oc Register,
20 Aug. 2025
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Aikman, however, believed Switzer should have done more to quell it.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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From the Caitlin Clark injury story to multiple other crushing injuries to other players on the team, things simply have not gone according to plan.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Aug. 2025
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Nvidia and Palantir Technologies , two of the sector's stalwarts this year, have also been crushed.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
22 Aug. 2025
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The warming can leap back without something to suppress it.—
Chris Mooney,
CNN Money,
19 Aug. 2025
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The air force said Russia launched 270 drones and 10 missiles into Ukraine, of which 30 drones and six missiles were intercepted or suppressed.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
19 Aug. 2025
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Here, traditional saa paper is made by hand from the bark of mulberry trees: soaked, pulped, and pressed into delicate sheets embedded with local flowers and leaves.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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There is enough current in the lakes to float logs, and there was pulping activity somewhere above us.—
Robeson Bailey,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2025
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Chatter in a crowded room, the grind of metal on train tracks and the boisterous wall of sound backstage at a gig were also effectively subdued but not completely obliterated.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
22 Aug. 2025
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As with every Premier League ground, the effects of the stadiums going all-seater and ticket price rises in the 1990s subdued the atmosphere, but safe standing is now a thing and stadiums are better for it.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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They have been squeezed at both ends: preparation curtailed by a post-season Club World Cup, but also a transfer deadline that caused deep uncertainty over the future of several players, as well as the size of squad Guardiola will have to manage.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
27 Aug. 2025
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When the dry season comes, that sponge is slowly squeezed.—
John Meyer,
Denver Post,
25 Aug. 2025
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Much of Black Hat network management consists of tolerating sketchy user behaviors that network admins would want to quash at other events, which here usually involve attendees testing a technique taught in a session.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
9 Aug. 2025
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Libor case overturned The U.K. Supreme Court has quashed the conviction of Tom Hayes, the former UBS and Citi trader who was sent to prison for 11 years for manipulating the Libor interest rate (an interbank lending rate used as the benchmark for setting mortgage rates in the 2000s).—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
23 July 2025
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“Squash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/squash. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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