as in quelled
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 abolished
to put an end to by formal action
attorneys asked the court to quash the indictment
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Recent Examples of quashed
Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
At first, the DOJ issued administrative subpoenas, and many of those were quashed in court.
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Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
12 June 2026
Despite their apparent frustrations, most Republicans voted against a Democratic measure last week that would have quashed the fund.
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Justin Papp,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
Behind closed doors, ProPublica revealed, the majority-Republican state Supreme Court quashed the commission’s recommendations that two Republican judges who’d admitted to committing egregious conduct violations be publicly reprimanded.
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Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
5 June 2026
The Indiana state senators who quashed the president’s redistricting scheme there?
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David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
Karvan and Kavian also took part in the massive protests that swept across Iran in January, before the uprising was violently quashed by the regime.
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Omar Abdulkader,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Swalwell’s abrupt departure and Becerra’s equally sudden rise quashed that scenario.
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Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
The pursuit of knowledge can be quashed, but the public funds have to go somewhere.
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Janay Kingsberry,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2026
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But the organization's culture and systems quashed the sharing of that information.
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Tracy Lawrence,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
At first, the DOJ issued administrative subpoenas, and many of those were quashed in court.
—
Selena Simmons-Duffin,
NPR,
12 June 2026
Despite their apparent frustrations, most Republicans voted against a Democratic measure last week that would have quashed the fund.
—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
Behind closed doors, ProPublica revealed, the majority-Republican state Supreme Court quashed the commission’s recommendations that two Republican judges who’d admitted to committing egregious conduct violations be publicly reprimanded.
—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
5 June 2026
The Indiana state senators who quashed the president’s redistricting scheme there?
—
David M. Drucker,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2026
Karvan and Kavian also took part in the massive protests that swept across Iran in January, before the uprising was violently quashed by the regime.
—
Omar Abdulkader,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Swalwell’s abrupt departure and Becerra’s equally sudden rise quashed that scenario.
—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
28 May 2026
The pursuit of knowledge can be quashed, but the public funds have to go somewhere.
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Janay Kingsberry,
The Atlantic,
9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quashed
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But that hasn’t entirely quelled fears that the boom is just setting investors up for a bust when spending cools, a dynamic that has played out in past semiconductor cycles, which have been particularly painful for memory-chip makers.
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Authorities lifted the order hours later as crews quelled the flames.
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The state this year abolished the job of the New Orleans criminal court clerk — merging it with another court clerk position.
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The other reconstruction amendments abolished slavery and expanded voting rights.
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Oracle Park’s spacious dimensions and San Francisco’s chilly climate have suppressed home runs for more than two decades, but this was a true no-doubt blast that cleared the left-center field fence by plenty of feet.
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In effect, the program was suppressed and hidden rather than truly removed.
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Most of those restrictions were repealed in 1985, but the weekend sale restriction for car dealerships remained in place.
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In 1971, weary of the war in Vietnam, Congress repealed the Tonkin Gulf Resolution.
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Other monkeys, including some of the larger and more dominant macaques, had to be subdued with tranquilizer darts before they could be captured.
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Upon their return, most ended up in countries that were invaded and subdued by the German army.
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Parades, concerts and fireworks shows were canceled or delayed in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and Delaware for July 3 and 4.
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Philadelphia canceled its Wawa Welcome America parade, Washington’s Great American State Fair temporarily closed Friday afternoon, and other celebrations have delayed public entry to reduce exposure during the hottest hours.
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At least 16 people have been killed and 20 others injured when a bus transporting passengers to South Africa's Eastern Cape province overturned in the early hours of Thursday.
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One notable example came in 2024, when Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes’ red card was overturned by the Football Association of England.
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Local first-quarter net absorption, the difference between space leased and vacated, and often a sign of turnover, was a negative 179,000 square feet.
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That action came months after Calvin Duncan, who spent decades in prison before his murder conviction was vacated, was elected to the criminal clerk office.
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