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
Seyed Rahim Bathaei, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
The third witness to testify Wednesday was Juan Lopez Vega, deputy field office director of ICE's enforcement and removal operations in Miami, who unsuccessfully tried to quash a subpoena compelling him to show up in court.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
Rahman denies all corruption allegations, and his prior convictions were quashed by the interim government.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Writers on the verge of cliché should quickly swerve before getting caught in its thought-quashing machine, and readers who come across it should write it off as canned, shopworn, and tired.
—Katie Kadue, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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Since the Iranian government launched a crackdown to quash protests that rocked the country for two weeks in early January, internet and phone connections have been largely blocked.
—Seyed Rahim Bathaei, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
The third witness to testify Wednesday was Juan Lopez Vega, deputy field office director of ICE's enforcement and removal operations in Miami, who unsuccessfully tried to quash a subpoena compelling him to show up in court.
—Arkansas Online, 29 Jan. 2026
Rahman denies all corruption allegations, and his prior convictions were quashed by the interim government.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Jan. 2026
Writers on the verge of cliché should quickly swerve before getting caught in its thought-quashing machine, and readers who come across it should write it off as canned, shopworn, and tired.
—Katie Kadue, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
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“Quash.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quash. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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