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as in suppresses
to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
the National Guard was called in to help quell the late-night disturbances downtown
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as in quiets
to stop the noise or speech of
the principal held up her hand to quell the students so they could hear the urgent announcement
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Recent Examples of quells
Newsom has not said if the newer version of the bill quells this concern.
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Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
One way Recover quells concerns is through proof-of-concept collections with supply chain partners.
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Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
While the presumption was always that Messi would renew with the Herons, the news quells any lingering anxiety.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Twenty years later, an adult Guinevere is building her ghostwriting career when her estranged artist brother announces an installation titled Mother, which quells disturbing revelations in Guinevere.
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Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Evelyn Ronan,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2026
One way Recover quells concerns is through proof-of-concept collections with supply chain partners.
—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
26 Mar. 2026
While the presumption was always that Messi would renew with the Herons, the news quells any lingering anxiety.
—
Ian Nicholas Quillen,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Twenty years later, an adult Guinevere is building her ghostwriting career when her estranged artist brother announces an installation titled Mother, which quells disturbing revelations in Guinevere.
—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quells
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Nieusma notes that calendula grows low to the ground, forming a ground cover that shades the soil and suppresses weeds.
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Healthy soil retains more water, cycles more nutrients and suppresses more pests, all work that conventional operations purchase as fertilizer, irrigation and insecticide.
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Thursday's layoffs data showed that the four-week moving average of jobless claims, which quiets some of the week-to-week noise, fell by 2,500 to 222,000.
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Nourishing your body quiets your mind and eases fear.
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In person, Huang subdues his ironic braggadocio with polite eye contact and rolling belly laughs at his own jokes.
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El Nino also subdues the hurricane season in the Atlantic because there is so much heat in the Pacific that outcompetes the Atlantic, Berardelli added.
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Before the chatter can continue, Sharon Leone (Diane Farr), the Cal Fire Division Chief and mother of Bode Leone (Max Thieriot), quickly shushes everyone and reminds them to focus.
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Typically, bees stop laying eggs during the winter, or at least slow down activity, which represses mite activity.
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The portrait of a woman who represses and conceals a rape struck a chord as the #MeToo movement took off and put Trobisch on the map.
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Shame shrinks us and silences our stories.
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An immersive spa day, from signature massages to holistic sessions, silences the noise.
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Which frontier model wins, which lab pulls ahead, which assistant the market finally settles on, none of it is easy to predict.
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Before My Morning Jacket settles into San Francisco for an October residency, frontman Jim James is turning inward.
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Sweeping views over Hyde Park and expert soundproofing that hushes those busy London street horns.
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The top itself is an eight-layer cloth construction that satisfyingly hushes the cabin when raised.
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“Quells.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quells. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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